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Portal vein reconstruction in adult living donor liver transplantation using cryopreserved vein grafts
Author(s) -
Sugawara Yasuhiko,
Makuuchi Masatoshi,
Tamura Sumihito,
Matsui Yuichi,
Kaneko Junichi,
Hasegawa Kiyoshi,
Imamura Hiroshi,
Kokudo Norihiro,
Motomura Noboru,
Takamoto Shinichi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1002/lt.20786
Subject(s) - medicine , cryopreservation , vein , surgery , portal vein , anastomosis , living donor liver transplantation , transplantation , live donor , liver transplantation , embryo , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
No data are available for the management of venous jump or interposition conduits for portal vein (PV) reconstruction in adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The feasibility of using cryopreserved vein grafts as PV conduits was examined. Cryopreserved vein (n = 23) was used as a patch, interposition, or jump graft. The patency results were compared with those of anastomosis without vein patch (n = 217) or those with vein autografts (n = 10). The 5‐yr primary and secondary patency rates of the cryopreserved vein grafts were 58% and 79%, respectively. In conclusion, our data indicate that the use of cryopreserved vein grafts should be limited as conduits in PV reconstruction in adult LDLT. Liver Transpl 12:1233‐1236, 2006. © 2006 AASLD.