Open AccessOptimal Portal Venous Circulation for Liver Graft Function after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Shintaro Yagi,
Takuya Iida,
Tomohide Hori,
Koki Taniguchi,
Chihiro Yamamoto,
Kentaro Yamagiwa,
Shinji Üemoto
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000198122.15235.a7
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , portal venous pressure , liver function , surgery , transplantation , portal vein , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
Previous studies have shown poor outcome after living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) as a result of excessive portal venous pressure (PVP), excessive portal venous flow (PVF), or inadequate PVF. We investigated optimal portal venous circulation for liver graft function after LDLT in adult recipients retrospectively.