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Apart from the routine examination of the liver, ultrasound has three applications in this type of surgery:
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Anatomical surgery
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The detection of portal venous thrombosis
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Evaluation of the completed anastomosis
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Bismuth, H., Castaing, D. (1987). Operative Ultrasound in the Surgery of Portal Hypertension. In: Operative Ultrasound of the Liver and Biliary Ducts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71596-9_5
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