Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic anatomical left hepatectomy with two‑step Glisson′s pedicle transection for intrahepatic biliary stone.
Methods The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 68 patients who underwent laparoscopic anatomical left hepatectomy with two‑step Glisson′s pedicle transection for intrahepatic biliary stone at Hunan Provincial People′s Hospital from October 2018 to September 2025 were collected. There were 27 males and 41 females, aged 58(range, 31-77) years. All 68 patients had intrahepatic biliary stone located at left lobe. Observation indicators: (1) intraoperative conditions; (2) postoperative conditions; (3) postoperative pathological examination; (4) Follow‑up. Measurement data with skewed distribution were expressed as M(range) or M(Q1,Q3), and count data were expressed as absolute numbers/percentages.
Results (1) Intraoperative conditions: all 68 patients underwent choledochoscopy during the operation, among which 2 cases were converted to open surgery due to dense adhesion in the abdominal cavity caused by previous surgeries. Of the 66 cases undergoing laparoscopic anatomical left hepatectomy with two‑step Glisson′s pedicle transection, the duration of first porta hepatis block during the operation was 55.5(range, 19.0-126.0) minutes, operation time was 297.5(range, 180.0-513.0) minutes, the volume of intraoperative blood loss was 100(range, 30-600) mL, respectively. Two cases received intraoperative blood transfusion. (2) Postoperative conditions: on the first postoperative day, the total bilirubin level of the 66 patients was 18.60(3.49, 83.03) μmol/L, the alanine aminotransferase was 147.45(50.80, 634.30) U/L, and the aspartate aminotransferase was 171.85(22.60, 1 169.30) U/L. On the third postoperative day, the above indicators were 17.20(5.40, 111.73) μmol/L, 80.65(13.90, 574.30) U/L, and 41.20(17.89, 477.80) U/L, respectively. Of the 66 patients, 4 cases showed residual stones on postoperative computed tomography/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Among them, 3 cases had residual stones in the common bile duct that were removed completely through postoperative choledochoscopy or digestive endoscopy, while 1 case had residual stones in the peripheral bile duct of the dorsal subsegment of liver S8 that could not be removed. The final clearance rate of stones was 98.5%(65/66). None of patient underwent secondary surgery after operation. The incidence of postoperative complications in 66 patients was 18.2%(12/66), including 11 cases of Clavien‑Dindo grade Ⅱ complications and 1 case of grade Ⅲa complications. The duration of postoperative hospital stay was 10.5(range, 6.0-23.0) days. (3) Postoperative pathological examination: results of postoperative pathological examination for the 66 patients indicated intrahepatic biliary stones with inflammatory changes, among which 51 patients had bile duct with atypical hyperplasia. (4) Follow‑up: all 66 patients were followed up for 28 (range, 3-72) months. Three patients experienced recurrence of bile duct stones.
Conclusion Laparoscopic anatomical left hepatectomy with two‑step Glisson′s pedicle transection for intrahepatic biliary stone in left lobe is safe and feasible.