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To connect the hepatic veins to the azygos venous system through a lateral thoracotomy, and without the use of extracorporeal circulation, so as to relieve arteriovenous fistulas after a previous Kawashima operation.
Methods
Description of the operative technique by which the hepatic veins are anastomosed to the hepatic venous system.
Results
The surgical approach was successfully applied in 3 patients, all of whom showed an excellent rise of saturations of oxygen after redirection of the hepatic venous blood.
Conclusion
The operative method presented is an elegant means of redirecting the hepatic venous blood to the pulmonary circulation without the disadvantages of extracorporeal circulation and resternotomy.
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