Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun;54(6):1250-1252. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.048. Epub 2018 Oct 23.
Despite the improvements in patient care, understanding of surgical anatomy of liver and surgical techniques, liver resection is a high-risk procedure specifically in infants and neonates; whose blood volume is limited (80 ml/kg). This report shares the experience of hepatic resection with "Rubber tourniquet technique" in patients less than 6-months of age.
Hepatic resection in a 4-month-old pair of Conjoined twins with shared liver and a 3-day old baby with large Congenital Hepatoblastoma was performed using Penrose rubber drain as a tourniquet around the liver parenchyma to reduce blood loss.
Blood loss was minimal (<20CC) and all the three babies survived the procedure without complications.
Rubber tourniquet technique is simple, safe and cost-effective for liver resections in neonates and infants with hepatic lesions and separation of conjoined twins with shared liver and it can easily be employed in resource constraint settings.
尽管患者护理、对肝脏的外科解剖结构和外科技术的理解有所改善,但肝切除术仍然是一种高风险的手术,特别是在婴儿和新生儿中;他们的血容量有限(80ml/kg)。本报告分享了在小于 6 个月大的患者中使用“橡胶止血带技术”进行肝切除术的经验。
使用彭罗斯橡胶引流管作为肝实质周围的止血带,对一对 4 个月大的联体双胞胎(肝脏共享)和一名 3 天大的患有巨大先天性肝母细胞瘤的婴儿进行肝切除术,以减少出血。
出血量极少(<20CC),所有 3 名婴儿均在无并发症的情况下顺利完成手术。
橡胶止血带技术对于肝切除术是简单、安全且具有成本效益的,适用于患有肝部病变的新生儿和婴儿,以及肝脏共享的联体双胞胎的分离,并且可以在资源有限的环境中轻松应用。