Left hepatic vein kinking after right trisegmentectomy: a potential cause of postoperative liver failure.
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.
Poon
R T
RT
Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Chan
J
J
Fan
S T
ST
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*