Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2022; 10(25): 8844-8853
Published online Sep 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i25.8844
Indocyanine green plasma clearance rate and 99mTc-galactosyl human serum albumin single-photon emission computed tomography evaluated preoperative remnant liver
Kentaro Iwaki, Satoshi Kaihara, Ryosuke Kita, Koji Kitamura, Hiroki Hashida, Kenji Uryuhara
Kentaro Iwaki, Satoshi Kaihara, Ryosuke Kita, Koji Kitamura, Hiroki Hashida, Kenji Uryuhara, Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe 650-0046, Hyogo, Japan
Author contributions: Iwaki K designed and wrote the paper; Kaihara S supervised and the report; Kita R, Kitamura K, and Uryuhara K provided clinical advice; Hashida H contributed to the statistical analysis.
Institutional review board statement: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki following approval from the institutional review board of Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital (approval number: Zn191007).
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to their inclusion in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No data can be available.
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Corresponding author: Kentaro Iwaki, MD, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0046, Hyogo, Japan. kentaro@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Received: January 15, 2022
Peer-review started: January 15, 2022
First decision: March 12, 2022
Revised: March 22, 2022
Accepted: July 24, 2022
Article in press: July 24, 2022
Published online: September 6, 2022
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Core Tip: Liver volume analysis has been a main examination; however, functional examination may be more accurate. This is a retrospective study to analyze the safety of our functional remnant liver evaluation system utilizing indocyanine green plasma clearance rate and 99mTc-galactosyl human serum albumin single-photon emission computed tomography. In this cohort, post-hepatectomy liver failure was observed in one case and 90-d mortality was zero. The system enables safe hepatectomies and extend the number of cases in which hepatectomy is indicated.