Open AccessRepair of the portal vein using a hepatic ligamentum teres patch for laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy: A case report
Author(s) -
Qiang Wei,
Qiangpu Chen,
Qinghai Guan,
Wentao Zhu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i18.2879
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , laparoscopy , portal vein , vein , occlusion , radiology , stenosis , pancreaticoduodenectomy , resection
Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD) has been developed gradually with the advances in surgical laparoscopic techniques. It is technically challenging to perform LPD with portal vein resection and reconstruction.