Indications
Procedure
- Bilateral subcostal incision madef with upward extension to xiphoid process
- Diseased liver mobilised, IVC clamped and liver removed
- (Patient on veno-venous bypass - IVC blood directed back to heart via cannula in axillary/internal jugular vein)
- Portal veins anastamosed end to end
- Common hepatic arteries anastamosed end to end
- CBD anastamosed end to end