title: Traumatic injuries to the porta hepatis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Jozef Ziekenhuis, Mechelen, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theunis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coenen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brouwers
mesh_terms: 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