Full-Thickness Interrupted Ligation with Transhepatic Suturing (the FILTH Technique): A Novel Technique for Hepatic Trauma

Because of the blunt tip of the Endo Close device, we prefer its use over the Carter-Thomason device. Because fewer liver injuries are managed operatively, less experienced surgeons will not be as facile with some of the traditional or advanced techniques for liver hemorrhage. Maxwell R. Sirkin, M.D. El Paso, Texas Bethany M. Heidenreich, D.O. Department of Surgery Joshua C. Dilday, D.O. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Kathryn B. Muir, M.D. Bethesda, Maryland Department of Surgery William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, Texas Jason M. Hiles, M.D. Luke J. Hofmann, D.O. Department of Surgery William Beaumont Army Medical Center Disclaimer: The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the United States Government.