Fig. 2.

Portal vein resection and reconstruction in the middle of left hepatectomy. a, b Tumor invaded from left to main portal vein. c, d Right portal vein resection and reconstruction was easily performed by using the intraluminal suturing technique for the posterior wall and the over-and-over method for the anterior wall using 6-0 vascular sutures under the open and wide surgical view after partial hepatectomy. T tumor, RHA right hepatic artery, LHA left hepatic artery, PHA proper hepatic artery, GDA gastroduodenal artery, PV portal vein, RPV right portal vein, LPV left portal vein, GB gallbladder