Open AccessIs right lobe liver graft without main right hepatic vein suitable for living donor liver transplantation?
Author(s) -
Khaled Demyati,
Sami Akbulut,
Egemen Çiçek,
Abuzer Dirican,
Cemalettin Koç,
Sezai Yilmaz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v12.i7.406
Subject(s) - medicine , living donor liver transplantation , liver transplantation , surgery , cadaveric spasm , vein , lobe , organ donation , hepatectomy , transplantation , anatomy , resection
Since the first living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was performed by Raia and colleagues in December 1988, LDLT has become the gold standard treatment in countries where cadaveric organ donation is not sufficient. Adequate hepatic venous outflow reconstruction in LDLT is essential to prevent graft congestion and its complications including graft loss. However, this can be complex and technically demanding especially in the presence of complex variations and congenital anomalies in the graft hepatic veins.