ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2025
Cone Unit-Based Anatomical Liver Resection Guided by Preoperative Embolization and ICG Fluorescence: A Novel Surgical Strategy.
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- A CT-Based 3D Anatomical Mapping Study of Right Posterior Portal and Hepatic Venous Patterns: Revisiting Liver Segmentation and Its Surgical Implication.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- ASO Author Reflections: Cone Unit Liver Resection: Innovation or Overcomplication?Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe liver cone unit (Tokyo 2020 terminology) of the peripheral portal vein territory represents the smallest anatomical and functional unit of the liver.
resultsCone unit-based planning and targeted embolization enabled accurate localization and resection of the tumor-bearing area. Despite impaired ICG uptake due to cirrhosis, fluorescence imaging provided visualization for precise anatomical transection with minimal bleeding.
conclusionsThis case demonstrates a novel combined interventional radiology/surgical approach for precise cone unit resection, leading to minimal intraoperative blood loss and function-preserving hepatectomy in a patient with advanced cirrhosis. This conceptional framework can serve as a complement to ultrasound guided cone unit identification in patients with advanced cirrhosis, which can be highly challenging intraoperatively.
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