Chinese Hepatolgy ›› 2021, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (10): 1115-1118.

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Effects of 125I seed implantation combined with TIPS in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma complicated by main portal vein tumor thrombus and portal hypertension

LIU Nian, LIU Jing-wu   

  1. Hepatobiliary, pancreatic and spleen surgery, Hezhou People's Hospital, Guangxi 542800, China
  • Received:2021-02-03 Online:2021-10-31 Published:2021-12-07

Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effect of 125I seed implantation combined with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma complicated by main portal vein tumor thrombus (MPVTT) and portal hypertension. Methods Seventy-eight patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and MPVTT combined with portal hypertension were selected in this study from January 2016 to December 2018. They were divided into a control group and a test group with 39 cases each by random number method. The patients in the control group was treated with TIPS surgery, while the patients in the test group was treated with 125I seed implantation in combination with TIPS surgery. The two groups of patients were compared for portal pressure before and after the treatment, the standard remission rate and total effective rate, the cumulative survival rate, cumulative restenosis rate of shunts, and symptom recurrence at 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after surgery. Results After treatment, the portal pressure of the two groups of patients was significantly lower than those before treatment, and the portal pressure of the test group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). The standard remission rate and total effective rate of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). At 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after operation, the cumulative survival rate of the test group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). At 6 months after operation, the cumulative restenosis rate and symptom recurrence rate of the test group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion 125I seed implantation combined with TIPS may significantly reduce the portal pressure in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and MPVTT and portal hypertension, stabilize tumor thrombus in portal trunk, and prolong the survival time of patients.

Key words: 125I seed implantation, Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, Portal hypertension