Adenauer Marinho de Oliveira Góes

Retrohepatic inferior vena cava injuries: surgical anatomy and operative maneuvers the trauma surgeon needs to know

Injuries of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava are among the most lethal encountered in abdominal trauma. They are anatomically unforgiving: the retrohepatic cava is a short venous segment embedded within the liver, tethered by numerous fragile tributaries that drain downstream...