Complete Dissection of a Hepatic Segment after Blunt Abdominal Injury Successfully Treated by Anatomical Hepatic Lobectomy: Report of a Case

A 21-year-old male patient was transferred to the emergency room of our hospital after suffering seat belt abdominal injury in a traffic accident. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a massive hematoma in the abdominal cavity associated with deep hepatic lacerations in the right lobe. The presenc...

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Main Authors: Takayuki Tanaka, Yujo Kawashita, Daisuke Kawahara, Sayaka Kuba, Yasuhiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Fujisawa, Toru Iwata, Takashi Kanematsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/326929