Open Medicine (May 2019)
Management of complications of first instance of hepatic trauma in a liver surgery unit: Portal vein ligation as a conservative therapeutic strategy
- Rocca Aldo,
- Andolfi Enrico,
- Zamboli Anna Ginevra Immacolata,
- Surfaro Giuseppe,
- Tafuri Domenico,
- Costa Gianluca,
- Frezza Barbara,
- Scricciolo Marta,
- Amato Maurizio,
- Bianco Paolo,
- Brongo Sergio,
- Ceccarelli Graziano,
- Giuliani Antonio,
- Amato Bruno
Affiliations
- Rocca Aldo
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Andolfi Enrico
- Department of Surgery, Division of general Surgery, San Donato Hospital, via Pietro Nenni 20-22, 52100Arezzo, Italy
- Zamboli Anna Ginevra Immacolata
- General Surgery Unit, De Luca E Rossano Hospital, Vico Equense (NA), Italy
- Surfaro Giuseppe
- General Surgery Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy
- Tafuri Domenico
- Department of Sport Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy
- Costa Gianluca
- Surgical and Medical Department of Traslational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035-39, 00189Rome, Italy
- Frezza Barbara
- Department of Surgery, Division of general Surgery, San Donato Hospital, via Pietro Nenni 20-22, 52100Arezzo, Italy
- Scricciolo Marta
- Department of Surgery, Division of general Surgery, San Donato Hospital, via Pietro Nenni 20-22, 52100Arezzo, Italy
- Amato Maurizio
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II of Naples. Naples, Italy
- Bianco Paolo
- Centre of Hepatobiliarypancreatic surgery, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castelvolturno (CE), Italy
- Brongo Sergio
- Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
- Ceccarelli Graziano
- Department of Surgery, Division of general Surgery, San Donato Hospital, via Pietro Nenni 20-22, 52100Arezzo, Italy
- Giuliani Antonio
- Department of Transplantation, Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, ‘A. Cardarelli’ Hospital, Naples, Italy
- Amato Bruno
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II of Naples. Naples, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0038
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 376 – 383
Abstract
According to the National Trauma Data Bank, the liver, after the spleen, is the first most injured organ in closed abdominal trauma.
Keywords
- portal vein ligation
- hepatic trauma
- therapeutic choice
- liver surgery unit
- management of complications
