ABSTRACT
Liver hanging maneuver was firstly introduced by Belghiti et al in 2001,since then,the new technique has aroused widespread interest.The fatal weakness of liver hanging maneuver is bleeding resulting from blind dissection of the anterior plane of the inferior vena cava.In this review,the anatomic basis of retrohepatic tunnel and the surgical techniques were summarized to provide surgeons with suggestions in hepatectomy,liver transplantation or operations for hepatic trauma,so as to reduce the incidence of complications and raise the safety and success rate.
ABSTRACT
Long-term outcomes of surgical bile duct injury (BDI) repair are affected by multiple factors, such as surgeon's experience, severity of BDI, pathological changes of the proximal duct, and the manner and timing of surgical repair. However, the timing of BDI repair is still controversial still. In this article, the authors reviewed the correlation of pathophysiologic changes of the proximal duct, repair timing and outcome discussed in English references. It was shown that pathophysiologic changes of the proximal duct are a major contributor to the timing of BDI repair.