Publications by authors named "Tortrakoon Thongkan"
Article Synopsis
- Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) patients in Southern Thailand exhibit late-stage diagnoses, with 59.4% diagnosed at TMN stage IV, and the overall median survival is only 5-6 months.
- The study reviewed 223 CCA patients between 2018 and 2021, identifying that intrahepatic CCA (iCCA) was the most common subtype (49.3%), and only 15.1% of patients were considered resectable.
- Key factors affecting survival included TMN stage, with a higher risk of mortality linked to late-stage diagnosis, while systemic chemotherapy and palliative biliary drainage improved outcomes for unresectable patients.
Perioperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Liver Resection and Risk Factors for Adverse Events.
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech
June 2022
Purpose: The perioperative outcomes and risk factors associated with adverse events (AEs) after initial laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) are unclear. We studied the outcomes of LLR and identified the predictive factors for AEs.
Materials And Methods: Data from 100 adults who underwent LLR between April 2014 and February 2020 were reviewed.
Total Hilar Exposure Maneuver for Repair of Complex Bile Duct Injury.
Ann Gastroenterol Surg
January 2022
The reconstruction of high-level bile duct injury is challenging because exposure of the hilar area is limited and sometimes inaccessible by the Hepp-Couinaud approach. We describe a maneuver for total hilar exposure to perform complex bile duct injury reconstruction. After adhesions surrounding the liver are divided, intraoperative ultrasonography is used to delineate the hilar and intrahepatic biliary anatomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatic vein aneurysm is an extremely rare case. The etiology of hepatic vein aneurysms is uncertain, and endovascular treatment of this condition has not been reported. We report the case of a 71-year-old woman with right upper abdominal pain who was diagnosed with hepatic vein aneurysm and was successfully treated with an endovascular technique.
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