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Left hepatic vein: can be sutured and ligated blindly in left hepatectomy?
Chu-Xiao Shao1, Tao Zhang, Jing-De Zhu
1Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Lishui 323000, China. scx18@sohu.com
Objective:
To determine whether the anatomic characteristics of the left hepatic vein, middle hepatic vein and common trunk could influence the operation procedures of left hepatectomy.
Method:
Fifteen fresh human liver specimens were dissected and their anatomic characteristics were recorded.
Results:
The left hepatic vein and middle hepatic vein formed the common trunk of 1.2+/-0.4 cm in length in the 15 liver specimens. The angle between the left hepatic vein and middle hepatic vein was 91+/-18.3 degree.
Conclusion:
The left hepatic vein should not be sutured and ligated blindly in left hepatectomy because there might be a potential damage to the middle hepatic vein.
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