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- Title
Applications of hepatic round ligament/falciform ligament flap and graft in abdominal surgery—a review of their utility and efficacy.
- Authors
Baskaran, Vasudevan; Banerjee, Jayant Kumar; Ghosh, Sita Ram; Kumar, Sukumar Santosh; Anand, Subramaniam; Menon, Govind; Mishra, Deep Shikha; Saranga Bharathi, Ramanathan
- Abstract
Background and purpose: Despite their ubiquitous presence, easy availability and diverse possibilities, falciform ligament and hepatic round ligament have been used less frequently than their potential dictates. This article aims to comprehensively review the applications of hepatic round ligament/falciform ligament flap and graft in abdominal surgery and assess their utility and efficacy. Methods: Medical literature/indexing databases were searched, using internet search engines, for pertinent articles and analysed. Results: The studied flap and graft have found utility predominantly in the management of diaphragmatic hernias, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, peptic perforations, biliary reconstruction, venous reconstruction, post-operative pancreatic fistula, post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage, hepatic cyst cavity obliteration, liver bleed, sternal dehiscence, splenectomy, reinforcement of aortic stump, feeding access, diagnostic/therapeutic access into portal system, composite tissue allo-transplant and ventriculo-peritoneal shunting where they have exhibited the desired efficacy. Conclusions: Hepatic round ligament/falciform ligament flap and graft are versatile and have multifarious applications in abdominal surgery with some novel and unique uses in hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery including liver transplantation. Their evident efficacy needs wider adoption to realise their true potential.
- Subjects
PANCREATECTOMY; ABDOMINAL surgery; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; LIGAMENTS; WEB search engines; CEREBROSPINAL fluid shunts; HEPATIC portal system
- Publication
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 2021, Vol 406, Issue 5, p1249
- ISSN
1435-2443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00423-020-02031-6