In situ pedicle resection in left trisegmentectomy of the liver combined with reconstruction of the right hepatic vein to an inferior vena caval segment transpositioned from the infrahepatic portion

J Am Coll Surg. 2001 Jan;192(1):137-41. doi: 10.1016/s1072-7515(00)00727-4.

Abstract

A combination of an in situ pedicle resection of the liver and a hepatic vein reconstruction using a cranially transpositioned segment of the IVC after implantation of an ePTFE graft at the missing IVC was useful in treating a patient who suffered from a huge liver tumor involving all of the hepatic venous confluence and the IVC. Although early tumor recurrence remains an unresolved problem for such patients, a surgical approach is feasible. This technique can be justified as a therapeutic modality, not only because it improves quality of life, but also because it provides patients with an opportunity for additional treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
  • Hepatectomy / methods*
  • Hepatic Veins / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Phlebography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery*