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  • Title: Use of a pericardial xenograft patch in repair of resected retrohepatic vena cava.
    Author: Del Campo C, Konok GP.
    Journal: Can J Surg; 1994 Feb; 37(1):59-61. PubMed ID: 8306222.
    Abstract:
    Complete surgical excision of malignant tissue is mandatory for the long-term survival of patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma. Involvement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) may prevent this resection. The authors describe the case of a 64-year-old man who underwent right hepatic lobectomy for metastases from colorectal carcinoma. Partial involvement of the IVC by tumour necessitated resection of a large portion of its wall. Venous continuity was re-established with a large bovine pericardial patch. At follow-up 2 years after the repair, the IVC was still patent and the vessel diameter was normal. On enhanced computed tomography, the patch was indistinguishable from the native vessel.
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