Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology

Read article We proposed a novel comprehensive surgical anatomy of the liver based on Laennec's capsule in 2017, which contributed to the standardization of extrahepatic Glissonean pedicle isolationâ?"the optimal method for Glissonean pedicle isolation without parenchymal destruction.
Thereafter, the scope of our concept included an extension to the hepatic vein and the plate system to establish the surgical technique of the anatomic liver resection that consisted of extrahepatic Glissonean pedicle isolation, exposure of the landmark hepatic vein, and parenchymal reresection to the optimum....[more]

Read article Background: Glissonean pedicle isolation is a very useful procedure during a laparoscopic anatomic hepatectomy (LAH); however, few studies have reported the precise layer structure around a Glissonean pedicle.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the layer structure around a Glissonean pedicle in cadaveric models and determine whether Glissonean pedicle isolation based on the layer structure can serve as a standard surgical procedure during a LAH.

Methods: From April 2017 to December 2019, LAHs were performed in 59 patients. Prior to the LAH, a cadaveri....[more]

Read article Laennec's capsule is a proper membrane of the liver, first described by Rene T. H. Laennec in 1802, covering not only the entire surface of the liver but also the intrahepatic parenchyma surrounding the Glissonean pedicles and the hepatic veins (HVs).
It is an essential structure for establishing liver resection, especially anatomic liver resection, which involves the isolation of the extrahepatic Glissonean pedicles and the exposure of the main HVs. Regarding the location of the capsule, Laennec and Couinaud described it as adjacent to the confluence of the main HVs.
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Read article Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy (LLH) is one of the major hepatectomy procedures and its surgical techniques are not well standardized. According to our surgical strategies for anatomic liver resections, which are composed of the extrahepatic Glissonean pedicle approach (GPA) and hepatic vein (HV) root-at first one-way parenchymal dissection, we have standardized the surgical techniques for LLH.
Both approaches are based on the anatomical background of Laennec's capsule. The right and left sides of the root of the Glissonean pedicle including the umbilical portion of the porta....[more]