Research progress of liver hanging maneuver
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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.
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