[Stab wounds of the liver and injuries of the extrahepatic bile ducts and vessels and specific features of their surgical treatment].

The authors observed 24 patients with wounds of the liver and injuries of extrahepatic bile ducts and vessels. In 14 patients with stab-cut injuries of the liver catgut sutures were used, in 3 patients catgut sutures with suturing the portion of the greater omentum on the pedicle. The microsurgery technique was used in order to reestablish the integrity of the hepatic artery, portal vein and common bile duct. Three patients died.