Beneficial use of the round ligament as a patch graft for vena cava reconstruction
Beneficial use of the round ligament as a patch graft for vena cava reconstruction
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DOI:
10.1007/s00534-007-1319-1
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发表时间:
2008-11-01
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Hanaoka, Jun
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Ikegami, Toru;Shimada, Mitsuo;Hanaoka, Jun
The availability of an appropriate vascular graft is a significant concern in an extensive hepatic resection with part of the vena cava.The patient had multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma, occupying the whole posterior segment with a tumor thrombus bulging inside the vena cava. At laparotomy, a segment of the round ligament was procured for use as a patch graft. After the mobilization of the right-side liver without taking down the short hepatic veins, parenchymal resection was completed with the use of a hanging maneuver. The hepatic vena cava was semitotally side-clamped, followed by resection of the caval wall with the tumor thrombus, resulting in an en-bloc resection. The procured round ligament was opened, trimmed, and sutured to the vena cava as a patch graft, followed by smooth reperfusion.The use of an opened round ligament as a venous patch graft is an easy and feasible technique in patch reconstruction of the vena cava.