[PGE1 and dopamine administration in a pediatric patient during hepatectomy].

A 2-year-old male underwent medial inferior hepatectomy for the treatment of metastatic tumors. Due to congenital hepatoblastoma, at 6-months of age, right lobectomy of his liver had been performed. To protect liver functions, PGE1 and dopamine were administered during the surgery. Although half of his circulating blood volume was lost, his perioperative hemodynamics was stable, with no development of postoperative liver dysfunction. PGE1 and dopamine may thus be beneficial in pediatric hepatectomy.