K. Kubota et al., RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HEPATIC AND PORTAL VEINS USING A PATCH GRAFT FROM THE RIGHT OVARIAN VEIN, The American journal of surgery, 176(3), 1998, pp. 295-297
We describe a patch-graft technique using the right ovarian vein for r
econstruction of the right hepatic and portal veins after resection in
hepatectomy and pancreatoduodenectomy in female patients. After parti
al resection of the right hepatic vein or portal vein for removing eit
her hepatic or pancreatic tumors, the defects were covered by a patch
graft from the right ovarian vein. The proximal part of the vein, 5 cm
in length, was harvested, divided longitudinally, and then divided in
to two equal parts, which were sutured together to give a patch measur
ing 2.5 x 2.0 cm. This technique can be applied for reconstruction aft
er partial resection of the hepatic or portal vein in hepatectomy and
pancreatoduodenectomy. (C) 1998 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.