Anatomic isolated caudate lobectomy: Is it possible to establish a standard surgical flow?

Table 1 Clinical data for all 20 patients with isolated caudate lobectomy

n = 20	Data
Sex
Female	7 (35)
Male	13 (65)
Age in yr	55.5 (24-72)
Pathological examinations
Hepatocellular carcinoma	14 (70)
Intrahepatic cholangia carcinoma	2 (10)
Hepatic hemangioma	1 (5)
Hepatosarcoma	1 (5)
Angiomyolipoma	1 (5)
Adenoma	1 (5)
Tumor size in cm	5.5 (2-12)

Data are presented as n (%) or median (range).

Table 2 Surgical data for all 20 patients with isolated caudate lobectomy

Surgical feature	Data
Approach
LSR	4 (20)
RSR	6 (30)
CSR	7 (35)
AR	3 (15)
Procedure
ICCL	4 (20)
IPCL	16 (80)
Blood loss in mL	600 (200-5700)
VIBT in mL	250 (0-2400)
Operation time in min	255 (110-510)
HSPO in d	14 (7-30)
Postoperative complication
Incision infection	1 (5)
Ascites	3 (15)
Pleural effusion	2 (10)

Data are presented as n (%) or median (range). AR:Anterior resection; CSR: Combined sides resection; HSPO: Hospital stay post operation ; ICCL: Isolated complete caudate lobectomy; IPCL: Isolated partial caudate lobectomy; LSR: Left side resection; RSR: Right side resection; VIBT: Volume of intraoperative blood transfusion.