Embryology to the rescue: restoration of hepatic blood flow via the remnant umbilical vein following iatrogenic bilateral portal vein embolization

ANZ J Surg. 2023 Nov;93(11):2760-2761. doi: 10.1111/ans.18617. Epub 2023 Jul 21.

Authors

Sara Shahrestani^{1

2}, Emily Mason¹, Jayani Jayasekara¹, Tamara Gall^{1

3}, Pram Sirimanna¹, Anubhav Mittal^{1

2}, Jaswinder Samra^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Upper GI Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.

PMID: 37480177
DOI: 10.1111/ans.18617

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Embolization, Therapeutic* / adverse effects
Hepatectomy / adverse effects
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Liver
Liver Neoplasms* / surgery
Portal Vein
Umbilical Veins