title: Complication of portal vein thrombosis after right hemihepatectomy in a patient lacking the portal vein bifurcation.
abstract: Absence of portal vein bifurcation is a rare anomaly. We report a patient with this anomaly who underwent right hemihepatectomy for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Although the procedure was carefully performed with a preoperative three-dimensional simulation and intraoperative cholangiography, postoperative portal vein thrombosis occurred. J. Med. Invest. 63: 315-318, August, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive and Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teraoku
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwahashi
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikemoto
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morine
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*