Left hepatectomy with suprahepatic inferior vena cava resection and reconstruction under veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a case report.

Shunichi AriizumiMasakazu YamamotoAzumi HamasakiYoshihito KoteraTakaaki KatoHiroto EgawaHiroshi NiinamiGoro Honda

Published in: Surgical case reports (2022)

Hepatectomy with suprahepatic IVC resection and reconstruction under V-A ECMO can be performed safely. When an ICC invades the suprahepatic IVC, V-A ECMO during resection and reconstruction of the suprahepatic IVC with an artificial graft is recommended as one of the options.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
inferior vena cava
acute respiratory distress syndrome
pulmonary embolism
vena cava
respiratory failure
mechanical ventilation
liver metastases