Open AccessRefined surgical techniques to improve the patency of cryopreserved iliac artery homografts for middle hepatic vein reconstruction during living donor liver transplantation
Author(s) -
GilChun Park,
Shin Hwang,
DongIn Jung,
TaeYong Ha,
GiWon Song,
ChulSoo Ahn,
DeokBog Moon,
KiHun Kim,
YongHo Yoon,
HwuiDong Cho,
Jeongyong Choi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgical treatment and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2288-6796
pISSN - 2288-6575
DOI - 10.4174/astr.2020.99.5.294
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , vein , occlusion , liver transplantation , living donor liver transplantation , transplantation , artery , external iliac artery
A cryopreserved iliac artery homograft (IAH) has not been considered suitable for middle hepatic vein (MHV) reconstruction during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), primarily due to the low patency from its small diameter. We revised our surgical techniques for MHV reconstruction using an IAH to improve its patency.