Surgical treatment of giant cavernous hemangioma of the liver closely attached to porta hepatis: an analysis of 51 cases XU Feng，DAI Chao-liu，JIA Chang-jun，et al. Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004，China Corresponding author:DAI Chao-liu, E-mail:daicl-sy@tom.com Abstract Objective To analyze the surgical treatment for giant cavernous hemangima of the liver closely attached to porta hepatis. Methods The clinical data of 51 cases of giant hepatic cavernous hemangioma closely attached to porta hepatis performed surgical treatment between March 1997 and October 2007at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University were analyzed retrospectively. Results Enucleation procedure was performed in 29 cases. Liver resection was performed in 19 cases. Suture and ligation was performed in 3 cases. The mean blood loss during intraoperative period was (1085±1539) mL, and complications occurred in 22 cases. There was no mortality. Conclusion Surgical management is safe and feasible for cavernous hemangioma of the liver. It recommend enucleation as the surgical procedure of choice for the treatment of hepatic hemangiomas. Limited to a half or caudate lobe of the liver cases can be performed hemihepatectomy or caudate lobe resection respectively.