title: A direct approach to the left and middle hepatic veins during left-sided hepatectomy.
abstract: A direct surgical approach to the MHV during left-sided hepatectomy is anatomically feasible. The procedure should be applied with appropriate safety measures. Prior verification of the precise anatomic relationship of the hepatic veins is necessary and the MHV should be isolated and secured by the described stepwise technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czerniak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shabtai
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Avigad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayalon
mesh_terms: D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation