Anterior hepatic transection for caudate lobectomy

Resection of the caudate lobe (segment I- dorsal sector, segment IX- right paracaval region, or both) is often technically difficult due to the lobe's location deep in the hepatic parenchyma and because it is adjacent to the major hepatic vessels (e.g., the left and middle hepatic veins). A lit...

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Main Authors: Eleazar Chaib, Marcelo A F Ribeiro Jr, Yngrid Ellyn Dias Maciel de Souza, Luiz Augusto C D'Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-11-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009001100013