Abstract:
Objective This study aims to study the factors affecting the hepatic reserve in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy.
Methods We reviewed 272 patients who underwent partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma at the Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011 to study the factors of post-hepatectomy hepatic reserve and prognosis.
Results Logistic multivariate analysis showed that high gamma-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) was the independent risk factor of post-hepatectomy hepatic decompensation. Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis showed that the cut-off of preoperative γ-GT predicting post-hepatectomy hepatic decompensation was 168 U/L (sensitivity: 75.0%, specificity: 84.1%). The incidence of post-hepatectomy hepatic decompensation was 37.5% at γ-GT≥168 U/L.
Conclusion Patients whose ICG clearance rate at 15 min ranges from 0% to 15% will recover better at preoperative γ-GT < 168 U/L. Therefore, preoperative monitoring of the γ-GT level and ICG clearance rate at 15 minute are useful for synergistically evaluating the liver functional compensation.