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Two synchronous pseudoaneurysms after bile duct resection for distal cholangiocarcinoma
Pseudoaneurysm is a potentially life-threatening complication after hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery. Although various measures have been taken to prevent the formation of postoperative pseudoaneurysms, comple...
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Prediction of portal vein thrombosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) following hepatectomy is potentially life-threatening. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of PVT after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma and identify coagulation and fibrino...
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Massage of the Hepatoduodenal Ligament Recovers Portal Vein Flow Immediately After the Pringle Maneuver in Hepatectomy
The Pringle maneuver is often used in liver surgery to minimize bleeding during liver transection. Many authors have demonstrated that intermittent use of the Pringle maneuver is safe and effective when perfor...
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Open AccessSuccessful surgical treatment for intrahepatic arterioportal fistula with severe portal hypertension: a case report
Intrahepatic arterioportal fistula (IAPF) is a rare cause of portal hypertension. Interventional radiology (IVR) is generally selected as the first-line therapeutic option. Surgical treatment for IAPF is requi...
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Interventional Radiology: Percutaneous Transhepatic Obliteration and Transileocolic Obliteration
Transportal obliteration is a technique used in portal hypertension to embolize the collateral veins of the portal system. It is used to treat refractory esophagogastric varices, ectopic varices, or portal-sys...
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Surgical Treatment: Selective Shunt Surgery
A number of surgical procedures have been developed for the management of esophagogastric varices. They can be broadry classified into shunting and nonshunting procedures. There are two types of shunting proce...
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Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Bimonthly Endoscopic Variceal Ligation
Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is being used increasingly to treat esophageal varices because of its safety and simplicity and because no sclerosant is required. However, early recurrence of esophageal var...
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Future Prospects in the Treatment of Portal Hypertension
Various complications, such as esophagogastric varices, ectopic varices, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy, can occur in portal hypertension. Bleeding from esophagogastric or ectopic varices is the most crit...
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A case of sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma diagnosed as facial cutaneous metastasis for survival after operation for 37 months
Cutaneous metastasis of an internal malignancy is uncommon and is estimated to occur in 0.7–9% of patients with internal cancer including autopsy cases. We would like to report a case of long survival of sigmo...
