Rescue strategy for advanced liver malignancy with retrohepatic inferior vena cava thrombi: experience to promote surgical oncological benefit

Abstract Background The prognosis of advanced liver malignancy with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombi is poor. Many therapeutic policies are challenging for long-term prognosis. We performed the modified effective technique of transdiaphragmatic intrapericardial IVC isolation for curative resection o...

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Main Authors: Meng-Hsing Ho, Teng-Wei Chen, Kuang-Wen Ou, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Chung-Bao Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1145-0