2. THREE LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY
Liver’s anatomy
Conventional
level
Surgical level
Academic level
COMMON CLINICAL LANGUAGE:
An idealised scheme with 8 segments
1st
2nd
3rd
Source: Pietro M., Gilles M., Christian T., et al. ,Anatomy of the liver: An outline with three
levels of complexity – A further step towards tailored territorial liver resections, Journal of
hepatology, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 654-662
3. THREE LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY
Liver’s vascular
anatomy
Conventional
level
Surgical level
Academic level
1st
2nd
3rd
Source: Pietro M., Gilles M., Christian T., et al. ,Anatomy of the liver: An outline with three
levels of complexity – A further step towards tailored territorial liver resections, Journal of
hepatology, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 654-662
FOR THE ANATOMIST:
A futher call for an unprejudiced
view on intrahepatic vessels
4. THREE LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY
Liver’s vascular
anatomy
Conventional
level
SURGICAL
LEVEL
Academic level
FOR THE LIVER SURGEON:
Beyond the 8-segments scheme, toward
tailored territorial liver resection
1st
2nd
3rd
Source: Pietro M., Gilles M., Christian T., et al. ,Anatomy of the liver: An outline with three
levels of complexity – A further step towards tailored territorial liver resections, Journal of
hepatology, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 654-662
19. PARENCHYMAL SAVING ANATOMICAL LIVER RESECTION
Beyond
BRISBANE 2000
Mesohepatectomy
IRHV
Ventral-Dorsal
segment
1
2
3
Resection of segment 4
Resection of segment 5-8
Resection of segment 4-5-8
- Altenative choice for left
trisectionectomy or right
trisectionectomy
- Parenchymal saving
- Same result
21. PARENCHYMAL SAVING ANATOMICAL LIVER RESECTION
Beyond
BRISBANE 2000
Mesohepatectomy
IRHV
Ventral-Dorsal
segment
1
2
3
INFERIOR RIGHT HEPATIC VEIN
- Drainage of segment 6
- 20% cases
- Four new hepatectomy procedures
for resection of the right hepatic
vein and preservation of the Inferior
Right Hepatic Vein.