Liver Segmentectomy by Intrahepatic Lithiasis

Does bilioenteric anastomosis impair results of liver resection in primary intrahepatic lithiasis?

AIM To evaluate the long-term results of liver resection for the treatment of primary intrahepatic lithiasis. Prognostic factors, especially the impact of bilioenteric anastomosis on recurrence of symptoms were assessed. METHODS Forty one patients with intrahepatic stones and parenchyma fibrosis/atrophy and/or biliary stenosis were submitted to liver resection. Resection was associated with a...

Primary intrahepatic lithiasis: report of a case treated by laparoscopic bilioenteric anastomosis.

Recent advances in videolaparoscopic surgery have made this method the treatment of choice for many biliary diseases. However, it has not been used in certain cases, such as primary intrahepatic lithiasis. The authors report a case of a 62-year-old woman with a history of several episodes of cholangitis. Investigation revealed dilated intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts with intrahepatic stones....

[Liver resection in the treatment of intrahepatic lithiasis. Immediate and long-term results in a single-center series].

OBJECTIVE intrahepatic lithiasis (IHL) is an uncommon entity in our environment. When associated with Caroli s disease or stenosis of the biliary radicals it may be necessary to perform liver resection to provide definitive resolution. We present immediate and long term results in a Spanish series of patients with hepatic resection to treat hepatolithiasis. PATIENTS between January 1996 and D...

Percutaneous laser application using the SpyGlass system in a patient with intrahepatic lithiasis, liver cirrhosis, and surgically altered anatomy.

system in a patient with intrahepatic lithiasis, liver cirrhosis, and surgically altered anatomy A 35-year-old woman underwent a Rouxen-Y hepaticojejunostomy in 2001 for a bileduct injury thatoccurredduringacholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. After the surgery, she began to experience episodes of relapsing cholangitis, approximately once a year, which were treated with antibiotics. However, fro...

Liver: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma