Cavo-atrial bypass with a polytetrafluoroethylene graft for the treatment of a complete, traumatic transection of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava.
In the event of injury to the vena cava, the surgeon's goal is to control the bleeding and then repair the vascular damage. Given the wide range of lesions observed, the repair step has not been standardized. There are a few case reports of simple venoplasty or cavocaval bypass with a polytetrafluoroethylene graft. The present report introduces another treatment option for total avulsion of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava when a lack of remnant venous tissue below the heart prevents direct repair: cavo-atrial bypass with a polytetrafluoroethylene graft.
Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Medical Center, Amiens, France.|Jules Verne University of Picardie, Amiens, France.
Flavien
F
Prevot
Jules Verne University of Picardie, Amiens, France.|Department of Thoracic Surgery, Amiens University Medical Center, Amiens, France.
Pascal
P
Berna
Jules Verne University of Picardie, Amiens, France.|Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Amiens University Medical Center, Amiens, France.
Louise
L
Badoux
Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Medical Center, Amiens, France.|Jules Verne University of Picardie, Amiens, France.|Clinical Research Center, Amiens University Medical Center, Amiens, France.
Jean-Marc
JM
Regimbeau
D000328:Adult; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
Cavo-atrial bypass; Inferior vena cava avulsion; Inferior vena cava injury