Abstract
Open surgical repair of retrohepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) injuries can be technically difficult, usually requiring extensive hepatic mobilization and associated with significant morbidity. We report a case of uncontrolled hemorrhage from the retrohepatic inferior vena cava (IVC), which occurred during attempted resection of a large retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma, and was successfully managed using an endoluminal stent-graft. This case demonstrates that endoluminal grafts can be successfully applied to control life-threatening hemorrhage arising from lesions in the retrohepatic IVC that are otherwise extremely difficult or inaccessible to direct surgical repair.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1437-1439 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Vascular Surgery |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine