Open AccessArterial blood gas test to decide whether to reconstruct single or both the arteries in living donor liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Seong Hoon Kim,
Byung Gon Na,
Eung Chang Lee,
Sang Jae Park
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-389X
pISSN - 2304-3881
DOI - 10.21037/hbsn.2018.10.04
Subject(s) - medicine , artery , liver transplantation , anastomosis , living donor liver transplantation , surgery , percutaneous , transplantation , radiology
The graft used in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) sometimes has two hepatic arteries. This study aimed to introduce arterial-blood gas (ABG) test on the decision on whether to reconstruct a single or both arteries in LDLT.