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Hepatic vein resection and reconstruction for liver malignancies: expanding indication and enhancing parenchyma-sparing hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Fumihiro Kawano,
Yoshihiro Mise,
Junji Yamamoto,
Atsushi Oba,
Yoshihiro Ono,
Takafumi Sato,
Yosuke Inoue,
Hiromichi Ito,
Yu Takahashi,
Akio Saiura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab121
Subject(s) - hepatectomy , medicine , parenchyma , liver parenchyma , vein , hepatic veins , resection , surgery , radiology , pathology
The short-term outcomes after hepatic vein reconstruction (HVR) were evaluated in 41 patients. HVR can be performed safely using autologous vein graft. HVR can increase the functional remnant liver volume, facilitating parenchyma-sparing one-step hepatectomy as well as expanding resectability even in patients with all major hepatic veins involved.

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