Hepatic Adenoma Secondary to Long-Term Oral Contraception Use in a Young Female

Hepatic adenomas are a rare byproduct of oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use. Laboratory workup is often inconclusive. Diagnosis can be made via MRI;however, select cases may require further testing such as fine needle aspiration or core needle biopsy. We report a case of a 36-year-old female who was referred to gastroenterology for further evaluation of several liver lesions found incidentally on imaging. Due to risk factors, such as age, long-term oral contraceptive use and obesity, adenoma was high on the differential. Although infrequent, this case emphasizes the importance of a detailed history, including medication review, and physical examination.

Non-bleeding technique in resection of hepatoma: report of 49cases

Objective: To investigate the experience and some re-lated problems of non-bleeding technique in partialhepatectomy.Methods: 49 cases of hepatic tumors were reviewed,including 41cases of hepatic carcinoma, 3 cases of sec-ondary hepatic carcinoma, 4 cases of haemangioma,and 1 case of hepatic adenoma. Three kinds of bleed-ing control technique including normothermic com-plete hepatic vascular exclusion (47/49), completevascular isolation with hypothermic perfusion (1/49),and partial extracorporeal hepatectomy (1/49) wereemployed.Results: The intraoperative volume of blood loss was1560±1252ml, and operative duration was 4.7±0.8h. One case died perioperatively because of severebleeding. 31 cases of primary hepatic carcinoma werefollowed up; the 0.5-, 1-, and 5-year survival rateswere 77% (24/31), 55% (17/31), and 36% (11/31)respectively.Conclusions: In liver surgery concerning hepatoma inthe segment of Couinaud Ⅰ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ or Ⅷ, Pringle'sprocedure is still the major method for bleeding con-trol. When the vena cava or/and venae hepaticaewas/were implicated, normothermic complete hepaticvascular exclusion is helpful. The partial extracorpo-real technique can provide a good exposure to the ca-va inferior, and is an alternative to the complete ex-tracorporeal method. Intraoperative B ultrasound de-tection plays an important role in choosing bleedingcontrol technique.

Reduced-size liver transplantation for glycogen storage disease

BACKGROUND: Glycogen storage disease (GSD) is an inherited metabolic disorder in which the concentration and/or structure of glycogen in tissues is abnormal. Essentially, abnormalities in all known enzymes involved in the synthesis or degradation of glycogen and glucose have been found to cause some type of GSD. Liver and muscle have abundant quantities of glycogen and are the most common and seriously affected tissues. This study was to assess reduced-size liver transplantation for the treatment of GSD. METHODS: The clinical data from one case of GSD type I with hepatic adenoma was retrospectively analyzed. The clinical manifestations were hepatomegaly, delayed puberty, growth retardation, sexual immaturity, hypoglycemia, and lactic acidosis, which made the young female patient eligible for reduced-size liver transplantation. RESULTS: The patient recovered uneventfully with satisfactory outcome, including 12 cm growth in height and 5 kg increase in weight during 16 months after successful reduced-size liver transplantation. She has been living a normal life for 4 years so far. CONCLUSIONS: Reduced-size liver transplantation is an effective treatment for GSD with hepatomegaly and hepatic adenoma. Delayed puberty, growth retardation, hypoglycemia and lactic acidosis can be cured by surgery.

Liver transplantation for benign liver tumors

Benign liver tumors are common lesions that are usually asymptomatic and are often found incidentally due to recent advances in imaging techniques and their widespread use.Although most of these tumors can be managed conservatively or treated by surgical resection,liver transplantation(LT)is the only treatment option in selected patients.LT is usually indicated in patients that present with life-threatening complications,when the lesions are diffuse in the hepatic parenchyma or when malignant transformation cannot be ruled out.However,due to the significant postoperative morbidity of the procedure,scarcity of available donor liver grafts,and the benign course of the disease,the indications for LT are still not standardized.Hepatic adenoma and adenomatosis,hepatic hemangioma,and hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma are among the most common benign liver tumors treated by LT.This article reviews the role of LT in patients with benign liver tumors.The indications for LT and long-term outcomes of LT are presented.