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2670054

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Because of its anatomy, the liver can be divided into two hemilivers suitable for use as two grafts for liver transplantation. The line of division is the main scissure, giving the right hemiliver (segments 5-8) and the left hemiliver (segments 2-4). Segment 1 (caudate lobe) has to be resected. The vessels are divided between the two grafts: the vena cava remains on the right; on the left, the left hepatic vein is sutured into the vena cava of the recipient, which is retained intact. The left graft retains only the left branch of the portal vein, the bile duct and the hepatic artery. The right graft retains the portal trunk, the common bile duct and the right branch of the hepatic artery. This procedure was used for emergency grafting of two patients with fulminant hepatitis when only one donor was available. Both recipients recovered from coma and regained normal liver function. However, both died from causes not specifically related to the operative technique, one from multiple organ failure on the 20th day and the other from diffuse cytomegalovirus infection on the 45th day.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
722-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Emergency orthotopic liver transplantation in two patients using one donor liver.
pubmed:affiliation
Hepatobiliary Surgical Unit, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports