Traumatic injuries to the porta hepatis: case report and review of the literature.
Injuries to the porta hepatis present a rare but life-threatening condition. This report documents a patient surviving injuries to all three structures in the porta hepatis. A literature study sets out the guidelines for the optimal treatment of these lesions.
Theunis
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Department of Surgery, St Jozef Ziekenhuis, Mechelen, Belgium.
Coenen
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Brouwers
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture