Table 2 Postoperative data of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma and retrohepatic caval thrombus
Number of patients | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Procedure for retrohepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) associating nephrectomy | ||
Open thrombectomy | 14 | 70 |
Patch graft | 4 | 20 |
Interposition | 2 | 10 |
Blood loss | ||
Mean | 768 | |
Range | 300–2380 | |
Perioperative complications | ||
Wound infection | 2 | |
Postoperative internal bleeding | 1 | |
VCI thrombosis | 0 | |
Pulmonary embolization | 2 | |
Death | 2 | 10 |
Acute IVC patency | 18 (2 deaths, patients excluded) | 100 |