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Fig. 4

From: Modified extracorporeal traction with wires: a method for steering the liver for laparoscopic resection of hepatic tumors in segment 7 (with video)

Fig. 4

Intraoperative images of modified bandwire extracorporeal traction. (A) The needle was passed through the relatively avascular area at the edge of S6. (B) The puncture needle was passed through the abdominal wall to the left. (C) The tumor and the needle hole were free of obvious bleeding. (D) The liver was turned to the left, and then the traction wire was pulled tightly then secured externally with vascular clamps. (E) The traction wire was severed using an ultrasonic scalpel during the postoperative period. (F) The stump of the wire was clamped closed using an absorbable clip

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