Segment VIII resection of the cirrhotic liver under continuous Pringle maneuver with in situ cooling followed by temporary portal decompression

Successful segment VIII resection under continuous Pringle maneuver has been performed on a cirrhotic patient, using a new technique that combined the methods of in situ liver cooling and subsequent temporary decompression of the portal system. This procedure prevents the major drawbacks of the Pringle maneuver: the ischemic injury of the liver and the abdominal visceral venous stagnation, particularly when performed on the patient with chronic liver disease. (C) 1999 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.