ATRIO-CAVA SHUNT FOR SUPRAHEPATIC DESINSE RTION OF THE VENA-CAVA - A CASE-REPORT AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Citation
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
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ISSN journal
00217697
Volume
132
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
438 - 441
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-7697(1995)132:11<438:ASFSDR>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
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.