Cholecystectomy and hepatic artery injuries.
This study included 71 cadavers used for anatomical dissection that had undergone cholecystectomies. Of these five, 7% had some type of hepatic artery injury. The subjects all had survived at least 1 year after cholecystectomy and had normal livers. The mechanisms of this injury, its pathophysiology, and its prevention are discussed.
Halasz
N A
NA
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego 92103.
D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors