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Fig. 5 | BMC Surgery

Fig. 5

From: Robotic, laparoscopic or open hemihepatectomy for giant liver haemangiomas over 10 cm in diameter

Fig. 5

The main procedures of robotic left hemihepatectomy. a The left hepatic artery (A, arrow) was dissected and sectioned with clips and an ultrasound scalpel. b The left branch of the portal vein (B, arrow) was dissected and sectioned with clips and an ultrasound scalpel. c The ischaemic demarcation line (C, arrow) was incised by using a monopolar hook. d The branches of the middle hepatic vein (D, arrow) were dissected and sectioned with clips and an ultrasound scalpel. e The left hepatic vein was dissected and sectioned by using a linear vascular endo-stapler (E, arrow). f Hepatic cross section after hemihepatectomy and the middle hepatic vein (F, arrow)

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