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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2005; 11(36): 5691-5695
Published online Sep 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i36.5691
Table 3 Surgical management of different forms of HA
Solitary-uncomplicated HAMultiple HARuptured HATotal
Types of operation
Enucleation321,2,35
Segmental resection11224
Left hemihepatectomy134
Hemihepatectomy (R)44412
Extended hemihepatectomy (R)11
Median tumor size (cm, range)6 (2.2-14)3.05 (1.1-4)7 (1.7-10)5.25
Vascular exclusion (number of cases)3518
Median per-operative transfusions (n, range)0 (0-2)0 (0-4)3 (1.7-10)1.5
Median time between admission and operation (d, range)335.5 (4-70)
Median duration of post-operative hospital stay (d, range)8 (6-15)13 (7-20)9 (8-28)9
Complications
Pleural effusion/atelectasis/pneumonia123
Biliary leak112
Pulmonary embolism11
Coma11