Gregor A Stavrou1,2, Marcello Donati1,3, Mohammad H Fard-Aghaie1, Martin Zeile2,4, Tessa M Huber1, Axel Stang2,5, Karl J Oldhafer1,2. 1. General and Visceral Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany. 2. Semmelweis Medical Faculty, Campus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. 3. Department of Surgery, Vittorio-Emanuele University Hospital Catania, Catania, Italy. 4. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany. 5. Medical Oncology, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: ALPPS (associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy) was introduced only 10 years ago and has gained wide acceptance as a variation of staged procedures in liver surgery. It has been criticized for its high morbidity and mortality, which all centers reported in their initial series. METHODS: After a world expert meeting in Hamburg in 2015 where all experts in the field met to discuss this method, caveats were extracted and formulated. We researched our complete prospective ALPPS database to see if the recommendations had any impact on outcome. RESULTS: In total, we performed 58 ALPPS procedures in our center. 33 patients were operated on before, 25 after the meeting. Results in terms of morbidity and mortality were significantly better after the meeting, as were patient selection and strategy. CONCLUSION: In our own center's experience, the implementation of the meetings' recommendations and the information gathered through this valuable exchange had a dramatic impact on results. Having performed 58 ALPPS procedures in total, we can now conclude that ALPPS has become much safer in our hands since the 2015 meeting and that morbidity and mortality are no longer the issue to be discussed. Future research must focus on oncologic outcomes in these patients.
BACKGROUND: ALPPS (associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy) was introduced only 10 years ago and has gained wide acceptance as a variation of staged procedures in liver surgery. It has been criticized for its high morbidity and mortality, which all centers reported in their initial series. METHODS: After a world expert meeting in Hamburg in 2015 where all experts in the field met to discuss this method, caveats were extracted and formulated. We researched our complete prospective ALPPS database to see if the recommendations had any impact on outcome. RESULTS: In total, we performed 58 ALPPS procedures in our center. 33 patients were operated on before, 25 after the meeting. Results in terms of morbidity and mortality were significantly better after the meeting, as were patient selection and strategy. CONCLUSION: In our own center's experience, the implementation of the meetings' recommendations and the information gathered through this valuable exchange had a dramatic impact on results. Having performed 58 ALPPS procedures in total, we can now conclude that ALPPS has become much safer in our hands since the 2015 meeting and that morbidity and mortality are no longer the issue to be discussed. Future research must focus on oncologic outcomes in these patients.
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