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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
Middle hepatic vein reconstruction during the right-lobe living donor liver transplant procedure has been recognized to be a significant factor. We initially reconstructed only a single middle hepatic vein orifice draining into segment 8. In cases where the right-lobe liver graft has several major middle hepatic vein tributaries, including veins draining segment 5 that are remote from the right hepatic vein orifice, a long and thick interposition conduit is necessary for reconstruction. Among 11 consecutive adult patients who received a right-lobe liver graft without a middle hepatic vein at our institution, 8 underwent reconstruction of all major middle hepatic vein tributaries using a vein graft from the recipient's superficial femoral vein. The remaining 3 patients had no major middle hepatic vein tributaries. Posttransplant-computed tomography imagings showed increased liver mass with a patent superficial femoral vein graft in 8 patients. In the absence of a venous system from a deceased donor, a recipient superficial femoral vein offers an excellent size match to maintain the venous outflow of middle hepatic vein tributaries. Reconstruction with recipient superficial femoral vein plays an important role in maximizing liver function and minimizing morbidity in the early posttransplant period.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0041-1345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4343-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Experience with recipient's superficial femoral vein as conduit for middle hepatic vein reconstruction in a right-lobe living donor liver transplant procedure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tohoku, Sendai, Japan. satokazu@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article