title: Left hepatic vein kinking after right trisegmentectomy: a potential cause of postoperative liver failure.
abstract: We report a case of left hepatic vein kinking which caused severe congestion of the left lateral segment after right trisegmentectomy for a large liver tumor. Intraoperative doppler ultrasonography documented an 80% reduction of the left hepatic vein blood flow when the left lateral segment was rotated into the right subphrenic space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006503:Hepatic Veins; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*