ICG-Enhanced Visualization of Venous Congestion for Laparoscopic Anatomical Liver Resection of Segment 8-Ventral.
Yusuke Hanabata, Satoshi Ogiso, Hiroto Nishino et al.
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From the abstract
The portal vein branching pattern in the right anterior section (RAS) shows frequent variations. In such cases, Hjortsjö's classification 1 -which divides RAS into ventral and dorsal parts 2,3 -is often more appropriate than Couinaud's classification, which separates RAS into cranial (S8) and caudal (S5) parts.
Authors' conclusions
Integration of hepatic venous anatomy, congestion mapping, and ICG fluorescence enables identification of the ventral-dorsal boundary and facilitates safe and precise anatomical resection of segment 8-ventral.