Living donor liver transplantation: a reeort of 22 cases
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-631X.2009.11.011
- VernacularTitle:活体肝移植22例临床分析
- Author:
Lei HUANG
;
Guangming LI
;
Jiye ZHU
;
Tao LI
;
Xisheng LENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Liver transplantation;
Living donors;
Recipient;
Complications
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2009;24(11):895-899
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To summary the experience of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in order to improve therapeutic effect of LDLT. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of donors and recipients of 22 LDLT cases, evaluating patients' and donors' preoperative assessment, surgical strategies and postoperative complications. Results Donor's grafts harvested included 2 left lateral lobes, 6 left half livers, 1 extended left half liver, 5 right half livers and 8 extended right half livers. Postoperatively all donors recovered without severe post-transplantation complications. Among 13 adult and 9 child receipients, there were 8 recipients suffering from posttransplantation complications, including intra-abdominal severe infection in one case, delayed liver function recovery complicating incisional infection in one case, intra-abdominal hemorrage complicating thrombogenesis of the hepatic artery in one case. All these 3 patients died. One child recipient of hepatic failure died of heart and respiratory failure after operation. Other non-lethal complications were bile leakage in 2 cases, refractory ascites in one and deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb in one. These complications were cured without laparotomy. Finally 18 recipients were fully recovered and discharged. Late post-operative complications included strictures of biliary tract in 3 cases which were treated with PTCD and indwelling stent, the obstructive jaundice due to achalasia of sphincter of Oddi was treated with endoscopic sphincterotomy. These 4 patients' are on stable condition and the liver function is normal. Conclusions Select proper donor and optimal surgical strategy are extremely helpful to secure donors and recipients during the procedure of LDLT.
