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Anil D Prabhu1, Rafeek A Karim, Ismail E Thazhkuni
1From the MIMS Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Calicut, India.
Summary:
: Suprahepatic inferior vena caval (IVC) injuries are rare but carry nearly a 100% mortality rate. The main problem with its surgical management is the technical difficulty in draining the IVC during cardiopulmonary bypass. In this report, an efficient method of IVC drainage for repair of the IVC on cardiopulmonary bypass is described.
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