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Living donor liver transplantation with alternative porto‐left gastric vein anastomosis in patients with post‐ K asai extrahepatic portal vein obstruction
Author(s) -
Kitajima Toshihiro,
Sakamoto Seisuke,
Uchida Hajime,
Hamano Ikumi,
Kobayashi Megumi,
Kanazawa Hiroyuki,
Fukuda Akinari,
Kasahara Mureo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/petr.12067
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , surgery , biliary atresia , stenosis , vein , varicose veins , liver transplantation , living donor liver transplantation , atresia , portal vein , radiology , transplantation
EPVO is a common cause of prehepatic portal hypertension in pediatric patients and sometimes results in cavernous transformation of the PV . We herein present the cases of two patients who underwent LDLT for EPVO with post‐Kasai biliary atresia. PV reconstruction was performed with a porto‐left gastric vein anastomosis. The patient who underwent PV reconstruction using an interposition vein graft is doing well without surgical complications, whereas PV anastomotic stenosis was detected three months after LDLT in the patient who did not receive an interposition vein graft. The availability of vein grafts is limited in the LDLT setting. In such cases, performing PV reconstruction with varicose veins using interposition vein grafts is a feasible and valuable alternative option for obtaining a sufficient portal blood flow. Our experiences suggest that using interposition vein grafts may be appropriate for preventing the anastomotic stenosis caused by the fragility of varicose veins.