Liver failure after hepatectomy: A risk assessment using the pre-hepatectomy shear wave elastography technique
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- 作者：Hong Hana ; 1 ; han.hong@zs-hospital.sh.cn ; Hao Hub ; 1 ; Ya Dan Xub ; 1 ; Wen Ping Wanga ; puguang61@126.com ; Hong Dinga ; Qing Lua
- 关键词：Liver failure ; Hepatocellular carcinoma ; Shear wave elastography
- 刊名：European Journal of Radiology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：86
- 期：Complete
- 页码：234-240
- 全文大小：957 K
- 卷排序：86
文摘
To determine the efficacy of liver stiffness (LS) measurements utilizing the Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) technique for predicting post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).MethodsData from eighty consecutive patients who were undergoing hepatectomy for HCC were prospectively identified and evaluated with preoperative SWE. The SWE was measured with advanced ultrasound equipment (Philips EPIQ7; Philips Healthcare, Seattle, WA, USA). PHLF classification was defined according to the International Study Group of Liver Surgery Recommendations (ISGLS).ResultsSWE was successfully performed in 77 patients. According to the ISGLS criteria, PHLF occurred in 35.1% of patients (27 patients), including 2/25 patients with Grade A/B, respectively. Elevated SWE values (P = 0.002) and histological cirrhosis (P = 0.003) were independent predictors of PHLF according to the multivariate analysis. Patients with SWE values higher than or equal to 6.9 kPa were identified at higher risk of PHLF (area under the curve: 0.843, sensitivity: 77.8% and specificity: 78.0%). Postoperative dynamic course of the median the Model For End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score showed irregular changes among patients with an SWE >6.9 kPa. Patients with an SWE <6.9 kPa, postoperative dynamic course of the median MELD score gradually decreased.ConclusionLS measured with SWE is a valid and reliable method for the prediction of PHLF grade A/B among patients with HCC. SWE could become a routine examination for the preoperative evaluation of PHLF.