TY - JOUR
T1 - Different modalities of arterial reconstruction in hepatic retransplantation using right partial graft
AU - Gruttadauria, Salvatore
AU - di Francesco, Fabricio
AU - Spada, Marco
AU - Millazzo, Mariapina
AU - Gridelli, Bruno
PY - 2009/7/14
Y1 - 2009/7/14
N2 - Though split-liver and living-related transplantation are routinely performed, they are done almost exclusively for primary liver transplantation because of potential surgical difficulties. These difficulties are generally related to arterial revascularization, particularly if there is hepatic artery thrombosis. According to UNOS data, of the hepatic retransplantations performed between 1996 and 2007, only 8.7% were done using right or extended right grafts from deceased donors, and 14.3% using right grafts from live donors. Here we report our experience with 5 hepatic retransplantations in which right partial grafts resulting from conventional in situ splits, and one right lobe resulting from an adult-to-adult living-related transplant, were successfully used with different modalities of graft arterialization.
AB - Though split-liver and living-related transplantation are routinely performed, they are done almost exclusively for primary liver transplantation because of potential surgical difficulties. These difficulties are generally related to arterial revascularization, particularly if there is hepatic artery thrombosis. According to UNOS data, of the hepatic retransplantations performed between 1996 and 2007, only 8.7% were done using right or extended right grafts from deceased donors, and 14.3% using right grafts from live donors. Here we report our experience with 5 hepatic retransplantations in which right partial grafts resulting from conventional in situ splits, and one right lobe resulting from an adult-to-adult living-related transplant, were successfully used with different modalities of graft arterialization.
KW - Hepatic artery
KW - Hepatic retransplantation
KW - Liver transplantation
KW - Living related transplantation
KW - Split liver
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U2 - 10.3748/wjg.15.3322
DO - 10.3748/wjg.15.3322
M3 - Article
C2 - 19598313
AN - SCOPUS:67651163680
VL - 15
SP - 3322
EP - 3323
JO - World Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - World Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 1007-9327
IS - 26
ER -