title: Stapler technique for extrahepatic vascular control during hepatic resection.
abstract: A technique is described for extrahepatic division of the hepatic veins and portal structures to be resected utilizing a vascular stapler. The authors have employed this technique in more than 200 consecutive cases of hepatic resection. No major hepatic venous bleeding has been identified.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Scudamore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buczkowski
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poostizadeh
mesh_terms: D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*