Showing papers by "Hiroshi Yoshida published in 2015"

Bismuth classification is associated with the requirement for multiple biliary drainage in preoperative patients with malignant perihilar biliary stricture

Abstract: Single preoperative biliary drainage for malignant perihilar biliary stricture occasionally fails to control jaundice and cholangitis. Multiple biliary drainage is required in such cases, but their clinical background is unclear. We determined the clinical characteristics associated with the requirement for multiple biliary drainage. The consecutive 122 patients with malignant perihilar biliary stricture were enrolled in a single-center retrospective study. Preoperative biliary drainage was initially performed on the future remnant hepatic lobe. Additional drainage was performed if jaundice failed to improve or cholangitis developed in undrained hepatic lobes. Detailed clinical characteristics and the number of preoperative biliary drainage procedures required before operation were analyzed. Thirty-one patients (25.4 %) initially underwent multiple biliary drainage. However, 69 (56.7 %) required multiple biliary drainage by the time of the operation. In the univariate analysis, the initial serum bilirubin level, cholangitis, percutaneous portal vein embolization, history of inserted endoscopic biliary stenting, length of preoperative period, operative procedure, and Bismuth classification were significant factors. In the multivariate analysis using these factors, Bismuth classification was independently associated with the requirement for multiple biliary drainage. The number of patients who required multiple biliary drainage was higher in those with Bismuth-II (91.9 %), Bismuth-IIIa (65.7 %), and Bismuth-IV (92.9 %) than in those with Bismuth-I (22.2 %) and Bismuth-IIIb (18.2 %). Patients with Bismuth-II, Bismuth-IIIa, and Bismuth-IV are at higher risk for multiple biliary drainage. A strategy based on the Bismuth classification for performing preoperative biliary drainage is important for patients with malignant perihilar biliary stricture.

Early experience of robotic surgery for type I congenital dilatation of the bile duct.

Abstract: Laparoscopic surgery for this disease is not widely spread due to difficulties in its procedure. We started a laparoscopic procedure for this disease since 2011, and the robotic surgery since 2012. The aim of this study is to assess early results of these procedures. We have operated seven cases from September 2011 through December 2013. First two cases were performed by laparoscopic procedure, and following cases were done by robotically assisted surgery. Of these cases, the perioperative outcome and short-term postoperative morbidity were evaluated. Their average age was 43.6 years old (20-64 years old), and male-female ratio was 2:5. Todani classification was type 1 in all cases. The operation time was 321 min in laparoscopic cases, while 489 min in robotic surgery cases. One case of robotic surgery developed postoperative intestinal obstruction of the biliary limb, requiring laparoscopic adhesiolysis. Pancreatic fistula and anastomotic leakage have not been observed. The robotic surgery for the congenital dilatation of the bile duct is feasible and is a theoretically useful option, especially for hepatico-jejunostomy. On the other hand, the limitation of energy devices, high running cost, and time consumption remain questionable.