Article: Split liver transplantation for two adult recipients

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TitleSplit liver transplantation for two adult recipients
AuthorsFan, ST
Lo, CM
Liu, CL
Yong, BH
Chan, JKF
KeywordsSplit liver transplantation
Issue Date2003
PublisherHepato-Gastroenterology. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.thieme.de/hepato/index.html
CitationHepato-Gastroenterology, 2003, v. 50 n. 49, p. 231-234 [How to Cite?]
AbstractWe report a case of split liver transplantation for two adult recipients. The liver graft (1285g) was split on the backtable into a right lobe graft (900g, containing the inferior vena cava and middle hepatic vein) and a left lobe graft (385g). The right lobe graft was implanted into a patient with hepatitis B cirrhosis uneventfully. The left lobe graft was implanted into a patient with familial amyloid polyneuropathy, but was met with massive bleeding from the transection surface and congestion of segment 4. The dusky appearance of segment 4 disappeared after hepatic artery anastomosis, but Doppler ultrasonography showed reverse blood flow in the segment 4 portal vein. Both patients survived the operation. The case illustrated that a left lobe graft without the middle hepatic vein could be problematic. To benefit two adults with chronic liver diseases, a better design of hepatic vein drainage of segment 4 in the left lobe graft and segment 5 and 8 in the right lobe graft is required.
ISSN0172-6390
2011 Impact Factor: 0.658
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.077
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000180878500054
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorFan, ST
dc.contributor.authorLo, CM
dc.contributor.authorLiu, CL
dc.contributor.authorYong, BH
dc.contributor.authorChan, JKF
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:42:56Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:42:56Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of split liver transplantation for two adult recipients. The liver graft (1285g) was split on the backtable into a right lobe graft (900g, containing the inferior vena cava and middle hepatic vein) and a left lobe graft (385g). The right lobe graft was implanted into a patient with hepatitis B cirrhosis uneventfully. The left lobe graft was implanted into a patient with familial amyloid polyneuropathy, but was met with massive bleeding from the transection surface and congestion of segment 4. The dusky appearance of segment 4 disappeared after hepatic artery anastomosis, but Doppler ultrasonography showed reverse blood flow in the segment 4 portal vein. Both patients survived the operation. The case illustrated that a left lobe graft without the middle hepatic vein could be problematic. To benefit two adults with chronic liver diseases, a better design of hepatic vein drainage of segment 4 in the left lobe graft and segment 5 and 8 in the right lobe graft is required.
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dc.identifier.citationHepato-Gastroenterology, 2003, v. 50 n. 49, p. 231-234 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage234
dc.identifier.hkuros77815
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000180878500054
dc.identifier.issn0172-6390
2011 Impact Factor: 0.658
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.077
dc.identifier.issue49
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid12630029
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dc.identifier.spage231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83598
dc.identifier.volume50
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherHepato-Gastroenterology. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.thieme.de/hepato/index.html
dc.publisher.placeGreece
dc.relation.ispartofHepato-Gastroenterology
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectSplit liver transplantation
dc.titleSplit liver transplantation for two adult recipients
dc.typeArticle