Evolution of surgical treatment for hepatolithiasis

作者：Yong-Qing Ye, Peiheng Li, Qing Wu, S. Yang, Bo Zhuang, Yawen Cao, Zhan-Yi Xiao, Shunqian Wen · 发表于：World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.4240/wjgs.v16.i12.3666 · 被引用次数：7 · 研究领域：Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders、Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments、Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies

Hepatolithiasis is a common disease where stones are located in the intrahepatic bile duct. Hepatolithiasis is a disease with regional characteristics. The complication and postoperative recurrence rates of the disease are high. The intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and the incidence of liver cirrhosisare the main causes of death in patients with hepatolithiasis. Thus, it is difficult to treat. The majority of biliary stones are readily removed endoscopically, however complex intrahepatic or large refractory extrahepatic stones often require surgical or percutaneous interventions when standard endoscopic methods fail. At present, the main clinical treatment for hepatolithiasis is surgery, of which there are different methods depending on the patient's condition. With the continuous updates and development of medical technology, the treatment of hepatolithiasis has improved. In this paper, several mainstream surgical methods including partial hepatectomy, choledochojejunostomy, biliary tract exploration and lithotomy, percutaneous transhepatic chledochoscopic lithotripsy and liver transplantation used in the clinic are reviewed for clinicians' reference. Depending on the characteristics of each case, a suitable surgical method is chosen to obtain the best treatment effect.