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Shimizu T, Yoshioka M, Ueda J, Kawashima M, Irie T, Kawano Y, Matsushita A, Taniai N, Mamada Y, Yoshida H. Stenting of Inferior Right Hepatic Vein in a Patient with Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Case Report. J NIPPON MED SCH 2024; 91:119-123. [PMID: 37271547 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.jnms.2023_90-603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
A Japanese man in his 20s was referred to our hospital with a two-month history of abdominal fullness and leg edema. Abdominal computed tomography revealing massive ascites and ostial blockage of the main hepatic veins, and angiographic evaluation demonstrating obstruction of the main hepatic veins yielded a diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). Diuretic agents were prescribed for the ascites but failed to provide relief. The patient was referred to our department for further evaluation and treatment. Angiography showed ostial obstruction of the main hepatic veins, with most of the portal hepatic flow draining from an inferior right hepatic vein (IRHV) into the inferior vena cava (IVC) thorough an intrahepatic portal venous and venovenous shunt. Access between the main hepatic veins and IVC was impossible, but cannulation between the IRHV and IVC was achieved. Because of the venovenous connection between the main hepatic vein and the IRHV, metallic stents were placed into two IRHVs to decrease congestion in the hepatic venous outflow. After stent placement followed by balloon expansion, the gradient pressure between the hepatic vein and IVC improved remarkably. The ascites and lower leg edema improved postoperatively, and long-term stent patency (6 years) was achieved.
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- Tetsuya Shimizu
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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Lin J, Tao H, Wang J, Li X, Wang Z, Fang C, Yang J. Quantitative anatomy of the large variant right hepatic vein: A systematic three-dimensional analysis. J Anat 2024; 244:133-141. [PMID: 37688452 PMCID: PMC10734646 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Anatomical variations of the right hepatic vein, especially large variant right hepatic veins (≥5 mm), have important clinical implications in liver transplantation and resection. This study aimed to evaluate anatomical variations of the right hepatic vein using quantitative three-dimensional visualization analysis. Computed tomography images of 650 patients were retrospectively analyzed, and three-dimensional visualization was applied using the derived data to analyze large variant right hepatic veins. The proportion of the large variant right hepatic vein was 16.92% (110/650). According to the location and number of the variant right hepatic veins, the configuration of the right hepatic venous system was divided into seven subtypes. The length of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava had a positive correlation with the diameter of the right hepatic vein (rs = 0.266, p = 0.001) and the variant right hepatic veins (rs = 0.211, p = 0.027). The diameter of the right hepatic vein was positively correlated with that of the middle hepatic vein (rs = 0.361, p < 0.001), while it was inversely correlated with that of the variant right hepatic veins (rs = -0.267, p = 0.005). The right hepatic vein diameter was positively correlated with the drainage volume (rs = 0.489, p < 0.001), while the correlation with the variant right hepatic veins drainage volume was negative (rs = -0.460, p < 0.001). The number of the variant right hepatic veins and their relative diameters were positively correlated (p < 0.001). The volume and percentage of the drainage area of the right hepatic vein decreased significantly as the number of the variant right hepatic vein increased (p < 0.001). The findings of this study concerning the variations of the hepatic venous system may be useful for the surgical planning of liver resection or transplantation.
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- Jinyu Lin
- The Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (1), Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (1), Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (1), Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (1), Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (1), Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (1), Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (1), Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Gündoğdu E. Relationship of the Presence of the Inferior Right Hepatic Vein with the Right Hepatic Vein Diameter and CT Liver Volumetry. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2023; 33:332-337. [PMID: 37362359 PMCID: PMC10289848 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1767784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Background Right hepatic venous anatomy, right lobe volume, and percentage of remnant liver are issues to be considered in preoperative planning especially transplantation. Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of the presence of the inferior right hepatic vein (IRHV) with the right hepatic vein (RHV) diameter, right lobe volume, and percentage of remnant liver. Materials and Methods In t his cross-sectional study, the computed tomography (CT) images of 90 patients who underwent triphasic CT for being living liver donation were evaluated retrospectively. The number and diameter of IRHVs and the diameter of main RHV were recorded. For the liver volume analysis, a deep learning-based automatic liver segmentation (Hepatic VCAR) program was used. A virtual hepatectomy plane was drawn, where the right and left liver volumes were found and the percentage of the left lobe to the total liver volume was calculated. Pearson's correlation analysis was used for correlation analysis and Student's t -test was used to compare parameters. Results A total of 74 IRHVs were detected in 53 (58.88%) of 90 patients. There were no differences in the percentage of remnant left lobe volume, right lobe volume, and RHV diameter between the IRHV (+) and (-) groups. The RHV diameter had a weak negative correlation with the IRHV diameter, and a weak positive correlation with the right lobe volume. Conclusions The percentage of remnant left lobe volume, right lobe volume, and RHV diameter did not differ in liver donors with and without an IRHV. The RHV diameter had a weak negative correlation with the IRHV diameter and a weak positive correlation with the right lobe volume.
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- Elif Gündoğdu
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Tang JC, Suolang WJ, Yang C, Wang Y, Tian MW, Zhang Y. Monosegmental ALPPS combined with ante-situm liver resection: A novel strategy for end-stage hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2022; 21:186-189. [PMID: 33879408 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2021.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Ji-Chao Tang
- Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China; School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Echinococcosis Prevention and Control, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China; School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China.
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Akbulut S. Comment on: Is the absence of Right Hepatic Vein opening into Inferior Vena Cava a contraindication for right lobe liver donation in Living Donor Liver Transplantation? Common hepatic venous trunk-A rare hepatic veinanomaly: A case report and review. Int J Surg Case Rep 2020; 66:379-380. [PMID: 31952011 PMCID: PMC6962630 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.11.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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- Sami Akbulut
- Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, 244280, Malatya, Turkey.
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