An Experience of Inferior Vena Caval Ligation in Traumatic Injury

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Because of the. rise in the incidence of high speed automobile accident and various gun shot wound, complicated vascular injuries are becoming more frequent. Inferior vena caval injury seems to be also in high incidence, but reports in the literature were rare. because of potentially lethal. Recently we have experienced a case of inferior vena caval injury due to stab wound on the posterior aspect of the right abdomen. This was successfully treated with inferior caval ligation on the both, proximal and distal of the injured infrarenal vena cava.