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Table 2 Type of resection and perioperative findings

From: Extracorporeal tumor cell filtration during extended liver surgery: first clinical use of leukocyte depletion filters – a case series

Case

Resection

Vascular reconstruction

Technique

LG6

CK + A

CK + B

CK + C

BM

1

I, IV-VIII

IVC, Liver veins by IVC patch and Gore-Tex prosthesis

Ex situ

47 min

-

+

-

nd

2

III, IV-VIII

LPV by venous patch

In situ

27 min

-

-

-

nd

3

IVb

RPV by venous patch

In situ

23 min

+

+

(+)

+

4

V-VIII

-

In situ

58 min

-

+

-

nd

  1. Surgical procedures: resected liver segments, vascular reconstruction (IVC inferior vena cava, LPV left portal vein, RPV right portal vein), technical procedure (ex or in situ resection), duration of filtration with LG6 filter.
  2. Perioperative findings: cytokeratin positive (CK+) cells within preoperative (A), intraoperative (B) and filter-outflow (C) blood samples; bone marrow (BM) status for CK+ cells. Nd no data.