Laparoscopic liver resection utilizing the ventral avascular area of the inferior vena cava: A retrospective cohort study

Figure 4 Magnetic resonance imaging of the liver tumor and the surgical procedure for S7. A: Magnetic resonance imaging of the liver tumor located S7 (arrow); B: Schematic of the surgical procedure; C: Dissecting the G7 and then clamp it; D: Marking the surgical resection boundary; E: Transecting the liver parenchyma along the indocyanine green staining demarcation line and right hepatic vein; F: Transecting the G7; G: Transecting liver parenchyma along the ventral avascular area of the inferior vena cava; H-K: Addressing the short hepatic vein, Makuuchi ligament and right posterior inferior vein. RHV: Right hepatic vein; IVC: Inferior vena cava; SHV: Short hepatic veins.