Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using right lobe including middle hepatic vein.
- Author:
Zhong-yang SHEN
1
;
Wen-tao JIANG
;
Zhi-jun ZHU
;
Cheng PAN
;
Yong-lin DENG
;
Hong ZHENG
;
Hong-hai WANG
;
Jun-jie LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Female; Hepatic Veins; surgery; transplantation; Humans; Liver; blood supply; surgery; Liver Transplantation; adverse effects; Living Donors; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; etiology; Retrospective Studies; Transplantation, Homologous; adverse effects
- From: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2008;30(4):381-385
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the feasibility and the clinical efficacy of right lobe including middle hepatic vein in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation.
METHODWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 30 adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using right lobe including middle hepatic vein performed in our hospital from Feb. 2007 to Nov. 2007.
RESULTSThe right lobes weighed 540-1058 g (median 708 g). The remnant liver volumes were over 30% of the total liver volume in all donors. No perioperative death was noted for among donors and recipients. Complications were recorded and cured in 4 donors (13.3%) and 7 recipients (23.3%). All the donors and the recipients were followed up for 2-8 months (median 5 months), during which no donor died and 1 recipient died from aspergillus infection 4 months after operation.
CONCLUSIONAdult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using right lobe graft including middle hepatic vein is a safe and effective technique.
