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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2021; 11(6): 231-243
Published online Jun 18, 2021. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i6.231
Published online Jun 18, 2021. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i6.231
Table 1 Variations of the right hepatic vein at the hepatocaval junction according to the classification of Nakamura and Tsuzuki[4]
| Type | Description | Trinidad and Tobago (%) | India[16] (%) | Japan[4] (%) | China[17]1 (%) | Turkey[18]1 (%) | Slovenia[6] (%) | France[19] (%) | Vietnam[39] (%) |
| CT | Cadaver | Cadaver | CT | CT | Cadaver | Cadaver | Cadaver | ||
| I | No tributaries within 1cm of the IVC | 83/118 (70.3) | 82/100 (82) | 51/83 (61.4) | 162/200 (85) | 40/100 (40) | 85/110 (77.3) | 32/64 (50) | 18/20 (90) |
| II | One tributary within 1 cm of IVC; IIa: Right superior vein; IIb: Right antero-superior vein | 24/118 (20.3) | 10/100 (10) | 19/83 (22.8) | 17/200 (8.5) | 57/100 (57) | NS | 20/64 (31.3) | 0 |
| III | Both right superior and right antero-superior veins join within 1cm of IVC | 6/118 (5.1) | 4/100 (4) | 8/83 (9.6) | 6/200 (3) | 3/100 (3) | NS | 10/64 (15.6) | 0 |
| IV | Two veins empty directly into IVC: (1) Right hepatic with a branch of right antero-superior vein; and (2) Independent right superior vein | 5/118 (4.2) | 4/100 (4) | 5/83 (6) | 15/200 (7.5) | 0 | NS | 2/64 (3.1) | 2/20 (10) |
- Citation: Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V, Pearce NW, Deshpande RR, Rampersad R, Gardner MT, Mohammed F, Dindial R, Barrow TA. Surgical relevance of anatomic variations of the right hepatic vein. World J Transplant 2021; 11(6): 231-243
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v11/i6/231.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v11.i6.231