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| Left hepatic vein: can be sutured and ligated blindly in left hepatectomy? |
| Chu-Xiao Shao, Tao Zhang, Jing-De Zhu and William CS Meng |
Lishui, China
From the Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Lishui 323000, China (Shao CX, Zhang T and Zhu JD); Department of Surgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Meng WCS)
Correspondence: Chu-Xiao Shao, MD, Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Lishui 323000, China (Tel: 86-578-2681208; Fax: 86-578-2133457; Email: scx18@sohu.com) |
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Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the anatomic characteristics of the left hepatic vein, middle hepatic vein and common trunk could influence the operation procedures of left hepatectomy.
METHOD: Fifteen fresh human liver specimens were dissected and their anatomic characteristics were recorded.
RESULTS: The left hepatic vein and middle hepatic vein formed the common trunk of 1.2±0.4 cm in length in the 15 liver specimens. The angle between the left hepatic vein and middle hepatic vein was 91±18.3°.
CONCLUSION: The left hepatic vein should not be sutured and ligated blindly in left hepatectomy because there might be a potential damage to the middle hepatic vein.
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2003, Vol. 2 
