A 61-year-old patient from Kenya suffering from advanced liver cancer complicated by chronic hepatitis B got a new lease of life following a rare two-stage liver surgery at a private Hospital in the city.
The patient, diagnosed with a large hepatocellular carcinoma in the right lobe of the liver, faced significant challenges due to underlying fibrosis from hepatitis B. According to experts, in most cases of primary liver tumours with chronic liver disease, surgical removal is complex, as the remaining liver is often too small or compromised to meet metabolic demands post-surgery.
A team of experts at SPARSH Hospital performed a two-stage liver surgery using an innovative technique called Associating Liver Partition with Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS), This surgery stimulated rapid liver growth allowing for the safe removal of the malignant portion of the liver.
Without the ALPPS technique, the risk of post-hepatectomy liver failure (PLF) was high. However, with ALPPS, doctors enabled rapid liver regeneration to make surgery viable.
Cancer and fibrosis
Vikram Belliappa, Senior Consultant Gastrointestinal a
