Table 2.
Perioperative characteristics.
| Characteristic | Finding |
|---|---|
| Liver resection type—no. (%) | |
| Minor hepatic resection | 43 (59.7%) |
| Major hepatic resection | 39 (40.3%) |
| Cholecystectomy – No. (%) | 61 (86.1%) |
| Catheter inserted into main bile duct through cystic duct for biliary leakage check | 49 (68.1%) |
| Intraoperatively detected bile leakage | 18/49 |
| Postoperatively keeping the catheter for bile drainage | 10/49 |
| Glissonean approach—no. (%) | |
| Intrafascial approach for right/left Glissonean pedicle | 42 (58.3%) |
| PVE | 15 (35.7%) |
| Portal vein thrombosis | 7 (16.7%) |
| Extrafascial approach for right/left Glissonean pedicle | 13 (18.1%) |
| PVE | 2 (2.8%) |
| Extrafascial approach for right/left Glissonean pedicle and then sectional/segmental Glissonean pedicle | 17 (23.6%) |
| Complications in the Glissonean approach—no. (%) | |
| Bile duct injury | 1 (1.4%) |
| Bleeding | 3 (4.2%) |
| Pedicle dissection time (minutes) | Mean, range |
| All patients | 12.5 ± 7.2 (5-45) |
| Intrafascial approach for right/left Glissonean pedicle | 12.6 ± 5.5 (7–38) |
| Extrafascial approach for right/left Glissonean pedicle | 8.6 ± 2.5 (5–12) |
| Extrafascial approach for right/left Glissonean pedicle and sectional/segmental Glissonean pedicle | 14.9 ± 11.3 (5–45) |