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Waterjet Versus Ultrasound Dissection During Hepatic Transection

Waterjet Versus Ultrasound Dissection During Hepatic Transection

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02041065
Enrollment
84
Registered
2014-01-20
Start date
2011-02-28
Completion date
2015-03-31
Last updated
2015-09-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Liver Tumour

Keywords

Liver transection, Bloodloss, Operation time, Safety, feasibility

Brief summary

Before liver transection patients are allocated to either waterjet or CUSA to divide the liver parenchyma.

Detailed description

Transection time, bloodloss, total operation time and postoperative complication rates are registered.

Interventions

DEVICEWaterjet induced dissection

Waterjet induced dissection of the liver during resection.Waterjet dissection device mechanically separates hepatic tissue from bile ducts and vessels, the latter two to be separately ligated.

DEVICECUSA induced dissection

Ultrasound based destruction of the liver

Sponsors

Bengt Isaksson
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Jansson, Anders, M.D.
CollaboratorINDIV
Karolinska University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Hepatic tumour suitable for resection * patients 18 year or older Segmental resection Local resection Left sided hemihepatectomy

Exclusion criteria

* Right sided hemihepatectoyReresection In Situ Split Liver Extended left- and rightsided hemihepatectomy Lobus caudatus resection Central resections Hilus tumour/Klatskin/Cholangiocarcinoma Surgery on biliary tree Extended resection on other organs Resection on gallbladder Resection on other organs during the same operation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Peroperative bloodlossDuring liver transection (on an average<90 min)Peroperative bloodloss in ml during liver transection by use of either waterjet or CUSA.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Transection time in minutesDuring liver transection (on an average< 90 minutes)
Operation time in minutesTime spent in theater in minutes (on an average <240 minutes)
Hospital stay in daysDays spent in hospital after surgery (on an average < 10 days)

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026