To the Editor:Complete traumatic transection of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava(IVC)has almost invariably a fatal outcome.There are very few cases in the literature of patients that survived this type of injury.He...To the Editor:Complete traumatic transection of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava(IVC)has almost invariably a fatal outcome.There are very few cases in the literature of patients that survived this type of injury.Here we presented a case that was approached multidisciplinary(trauma surgeon,liver transplant surgeon,perfusionist,anesthesiologist,and cardiac surgeon)with a successful outcome including early recovery of all body functions and quality of life.展开更多
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文摘To the Editor:Complete traumatic transection of the suprahepatic inferior vena cava(IVC)has almost invariably a fatal outcome.There are very few cases in the literature of patients that survived this type of injury.Here we presented a case that was approached multidisciplinary(trauma surgeon,liver transplant surgeon,perfusionist,anesthesiologist,and cardiac surgeon)with a successful outcome including early recovery of all body functions and quality of life.
