Diaphragmatic and pericardial reconstruction using a Gore-Tex® patch in a patient with an invasive liver malignancy.
Clin J Gastroenterol
; 2024 Jul 23.
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ABSTRACT
The Gore-Tex® polytetrafluoroethylene patch is one of the most used prostheses for diaphragm, vessel, and pericardial reconstruction. It is strong, flexible, and relatively inexpensive and can be fitted to match the size of the resected area. In addition, it can be used to reconstruct the pericardium and diaphragm following resection to treat diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma or repair large hiatal hernias. However, the use of polytetrafluoroethylene for hepatocellular carcinoma with diaphragmatic and pericardial invasion has not yet been reported. We report the case of a 72-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma with diaphragmatic and pericardial invasion. Subsequently, laparotomic liver subsegmentectomy of segment 3 and resection of the diaphragm and pericardium were performed. The defects were successfully reconstructed using the polytetrafluoroethylene patch, without postoperative complications. This is the first report describing a case of invasive liver malignancy that required simultaneous diaphragmatic and pericardial reconstruction using a polytetrafluoroethylene patch, indicating that the polytetrafluoroethylene patch could effectively and directly treat invasive liver malignancies.
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Clin J Gastroenterol
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Japón
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Japón