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Combined Resection of the Liver and the Inferior Vena Cava for Hydatid Disease

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Hydatid disease can result in cystic liver disease. If a conservative treatment fails, these cysts require resection. Involvement of the inferior vena cava requiring resection for hydatid disease is unusual. We present a case of hydatid disease with complete caval obstruction and resultant portal hypertension that required combined liver resection and inferior vena cava replacement.

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  1. Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Kristin L. Mekeel & Alan W. Hemming

  2. University of Florida Center for Hepatobiliary Disease, P.O. Box 100286, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0286, USA

    Alan W. Hemming

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Mekeel, K.L., Hemming, A.W. Combined Resection of the Liver and the Inferior Vena Cava for Hydatid Disease. J Gastrointest Surg 11, 1741–1743 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0292-y

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