title: Traumatic suprahepatic inferior vena cava injury: surgical management.
abstract: : Suprahepatic inferior vena caval (IVC) injuries are rare but carry nearly a 100% mortality rate. The main problem with its surgical management is the technical difficulty in draining the IVC during cardiopulmonary bypass. In this report, an efficient method of IVC drainage for repair of the IVC on cardiopulmonary bypass is described.
authors.affiliation: From the MIMS Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Calicut, India.
authors.forename: Anil D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Rafeek A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: Ismail E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Thazhkuni
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: Ranjish A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Thamaran
authors.forename: Kannan A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vellachamy
authors.forename: Varadaraj
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sridharan
authors.forename: Murali P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vettath