title: A secure taping technique for a liver hanging maneuver using a surgical probe.
abstract: A liver hanging maneuver is currently being applied for various types of hepatectomies. The most difficult and important step of this technique is to encircle the liver with tape that is passed between the liver and the inferior vena cava, using a blind dissection. This report describes a secure technique for taping utilizing a surgical probe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuhisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
mesh_terms: D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries