Clinical Trial: The Influence of Two Different Hepatectomy Methods on Transection Speed and Chemokine Release From the Liver

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: The Influence of Two Different Hepatectomy Methods on Transection Speed and Chemokine Release From the Liver

Brief Summary: The CUSA (cavitron ultrasound surgical aspirator) is the method of choice for hepatic resection in our center. Recently a stapler-hepatectomy methods has been developed and approved for liver surgery using Covidien Endo-Gia stapler. The potential benefit of this method is a potential shorter transection time compared to the CUSA technique. Thus the investigators will perform a randomized controlled trial including 20 patients in the stapler-group and 20 patients in the CUSA control group. Primary endpoint will be transection speed. Secondary endpoints will be peri-operative (d-1, d0, d1, d3) cytokines concentration, T cell subsets, blood loss, morbidity, and a cost analysis.