The philosophy of aggressive surgical approach, its complete implementation
in liver trauma surgery did not appear efficient. No matter of permanenent
development of diagnostic imaging methods, anesthesia, intensive therapy,
medical technology and suture materials, operational theater and operative
techniques, major liver resections in trauma had mortality rate up to 60%.
With introduction of computerized tomography ( CT,1981) in everyday clinical
praxis and with better evaluation of trauma patients, the whole approach to
liver trauma patient has been redesigned. Based on AAST - OIS classification,
almost 70% of traumatized with grade I,II and III should be treated non -
operatively, hospitally, with repeating FAST (focused abdominal ultrasound in
trauma) and abdominal CT scans. The rest of traumatized patients, with grade
IV and V injuries of juxtahepatic structures demand complexive surgical
treatment. The modalities of surgical treatment depend on trauma mechanisms,
extensivity, anatomical localization and affection of vascular structures.
Hanging Manuevr- the Method of French surgeon Belghiti bases on anterior
approach in liver resection is a try for fast solution for fatal bleeding in
liver trauma. It consists of placing the elastic cord throughout the anterior
surface of VCI or ligamentum venosusm, of upper end of the cord is located in
superior part of VCI where hepatic veins are emerging. Lower end of the cord
is located in subhepatic part of VCI between 3 Glisonian pedicles. Concerning
hepatic veins liver is divided in 3 sections, which derives blood in right
hepatic vein RHV, middle hepatic vein MHV and left hepatic vein LHV. Belghiti
proposed the usage of hanging maneuver when resecting the right liver, while
the cord is placed throughout retrohepatic VCI, lower end between elements of
Glisonian pedicle and upper end between hepatic veins. Complications like
bleeding from caudal veins are minimal, then speed in liver resection in
hemodynamic unstable and ishemic patient, defects like bleeding because
compressing tapes or lesions IVC tile mobilazion of liver for conventional
resection.