P. Orsoni et al., ATRIO-CAVA SHUNT FOR SUPRAHEPATIC DESINSE RTION OF THE VENA-CAVA - A CASE-REPORT AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Journal de chirurgie, 132(11), 1995, pp. 438-441
Mortality in cases of trauma-induced lesions of the suprahepatic vena
cava is high because it is difficult to expose the lesions, and conseq
uently to control blood loss. Several techniques have been reported fo
r treating this type of lesion. We report a case in which both suprahe
patic veins were sutured after installing an atrio-cava shunt via a st
ernotomy. The limitations of this technique and other surgical possibi
lities are also discussed.