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Right Hemihepatectomy by Suprahilar Intrahepatic Transection of the Right Hemipedicle using a Vascular Stapler
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Left hepatic vein kinking after right trisegmentectomy: a potential cause of postoperative liver failure
Hepato-Gastroenterology
|June 25, 1998
Abstract:
We report a case of left hepatic vein kinking which caused severe congestion of the left lateral segment after right trisegmentectomy for a large liver tumor. Intraoperative doppler ultrasonography documented an 80% reduction of the left hepatic vein blood flow when the left lateral segment was rotated into the right subphrenic space.
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