India
A male asked:
if accidental ligation of rt hepatic artery done after how much time part of liver will be cyanotic.
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. John Fung answered
General Surgery 39 years experience
unpredictable: Hepatic artery injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy can lead to devastating complications, requiring resection of the liver due to necrosis and abscess formation. Fortunately depending on the severity of other injury (many times the bile duct is also injured), the impact on survival is not significant, assuming the other problems are well managed. A surgical specialist should be consulted.
4820 viewsAnswered Mar 22, 2020
Dr. Paxton Daniel answered
Radiology 39 years experience
Likely none: A normal liver gets 75% of its nutrient blood flow from the portal vein. Loss of hepatic arterial flow will often be well tolerated by the liver.
4820 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Addagada Rao answered
General Surgery 56 years experience
May not get cyanotic: 60% of blood supply to liver is from portal vein , after ligation will have transient enzyme elevation , liver have remarkable power to adjust , some the metastatic tumors hepatic artery is ligated with no ill effects , as artery is the one that supplies the tumor
4820 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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