Open AccessExperience of associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy as first published case report in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Aljumaiah Shaikhah,
Alarfaj Leenah,
Almahozi Ahmad I.,
Tabbal Mahmoud,
Alqahtani Mohammed S.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2146
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatectomy , milestone , ligation , resection , portal vein , partition (number theory) , general surgery , surgery , mathematics , archaeology , combinatorics , history
Key Clinical Message This case is the first published associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy procedure done successfully in Saudi Arabia, with excellent hypertrophic response to the liver remnant. This is a milestone in liver resection techniques in the country and the region.