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A new technique for avoiding difficulty during reconstruction of the superior mesenteric vein
S Nakamura1, T Hachiya, Y Oonuki
1Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
The technique described herein allowed anastomosis of two small diameter branches of the SMV to a larger external iliac vein graft. It may be beneficial to use this technique when making an anastomosis between the portal and superior mesenteric veins.