[The finger fracture technique in hepatic resection]
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Right Hemihepatectomy by Suprahilar Intrahepatic Transection of the Right Hemipedicle using a Vascular Stapler
Published on: January 26, 2010
A M Napolitano1, P Innocenti, R Costantini
1Istituto di Patologia Speciale Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Chieti.
Abstract:
The main complementary techniques for "finger fracture" in liver resections are evaluated. It is retained that transparenchymal resections should be limited to segmental resections (uni-, bi- or trisegmentectomies), while in case of extensive resections (lobectomy or extensive lobectomy) an operation with extraparenchymal preparation of the hepatic pedicle and possibly of the suprahepatic vein is preferable. Lastly a casuistry of 24 hepatic resections for primary or metastatic tumours is presented.
