Authors: Alan W Hemming Alan I Reed Shiro Fujita
Publish Date: 2006/11/30
Volume: 13, Issue: 6, Pages: 525-529
Abstract
Liver resections that require ex vivo techniques occur rarely but when done are generally performed on venoveno bypass to maintain venous return and decompress the portal circulation during the anhepatic phase of the procedure We describe an ex vivo extended left hepatectomy that was performed with preservation of the inferior vena cava and the use of a temporary portacaval shunt to eliminate the need for venovenous bypass Ex vivo resection allowed reconstruction of right hepatic vein branches using the patients reversed portal vein bifurcation as a graft to provide venous outflow
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