DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e318158ccde

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PMID: 22437064

Issn Print: 1556-9845

Publication Date: 2007/07/01


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Traumatic Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Injury: Surgical Management

Anil D. Prabhu; Rafeek A. Karim; Ismail E. Thazhkuni; Sunil Rajendran; Ranjish A. Thamaran; Kannan A. Vellachamy; Varadaraj Sridharan; Murali P. Vettath

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Abstract

Summary:

Suprahepatic inferior vena caval (IVC) injuries are rare but carry nearly a 100% mortality rate. The main problem with its surgical management is the technical difficulty in draining the IVC during cardiopulmonary bypass. In this report, an efficient method of IVC drainage for repair of the IVC on cardiopulmonary bypass is described.

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