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18093277

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-10
pubmed:abstractText
In order to obviate a small-for-size graft syndrome (SFSGS), a portacaval (PC) shunt had been considered in a case of adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (AA-LDLT). In a recent AA-LDLT case, we adopted the PC shunt to resolve SFSGS; however, graft atrophy was observed in the late period of LDLT, thereby resulting in liver dysfunction. Due to the surgical closure of the PC shunt at 11 months post-LDLT, the graft regenerated gradually and resulted in the recovery of the liver function. This experience indicates that the portacaval shunt would overcome SFSGS in the early period of LDLT, while it would cause the graft atrophy and the graft dysfunction in the late period of LDLT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1600-6143
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
250-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Does the permanent portacaval shunt for a small-for-size graft in a living donor liver transplantation do more harm than good?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports