Right hepatectomy in absence of the left portal vein using the porto-rex shunt procedure
This case shows that careful preoperative assessment of vascular anatomy is critical. The use of the porto-rex shunt allowed a potentially curative resection in an otherwise irresectable situation.
Authors
- Iakovos Amygdalos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5138-4214)
- Sophia M. Schmitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6732-1595)
- Daniel Heise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6923-0849)
- Marius Helmedag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8914-7978)
- Maxime Dewulf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1945-5481)
- Jan Bednarsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-6452)
- T.F. Ulmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0602-7207)
- Ulf P. Neumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3831-8917)
- Sven Arke Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4455-5676)
Institutions
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Essen University Hospital (DE)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Innovative Surgical Sciences
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/iss-2024-0008
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00