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20-04-2023 | Liposarcoma | How To Do It
Two-step arterial reconstruction technique for en bloc resection of a large retroperitoneal liposarcoma involving the common iliac artery
Authors:
Masaki Sunagawa, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Hiroshi Banno, Masayuki Sugimoto, Takashi Mizuno, Junpei Yamaguchi, Shunsuke Onoe, Nobuyuki Watanabe, Shoji Kawakatsu, Tomoki Ebata
Published in:
Surgery Today
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Issue 11/2023
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Abstract
Retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RPLS) is a rare but challenging neoplasm, which is frequently associated with iliac vessel invasion. We describe how we used a two-step arterial reconstruction technique to perform en bloc resection of a large RPLS involving the iliac arteries in three patients. A temporal long in situ graft bypass was established using a prosthetic vascular graft during dissection of the tumor. This bypass provided an unobscured surgical field, while maintaining blood flow in the lower limb during the operation. After removal of the tumor and washing out the abdominal cavity, the new prosthetic vascular graft of a suitable length was placed. No graft-related complications, including vascular graft infection or graft occlusion, occurred during the follow-up period. This novel technique appears to provide a safe and effective way to remove large RPLSs involving the retroperitoneal major vessels.