Title: Application of cavaplasty in piggyback liver transplantation
Abstract:Objective To use cavaplasty in piggyback liver transplantation to reduce hepatic venous outflow obstruction. Methods The clinical data of 23 patients receiving piggyback liver transplantation using ca...Objective To use cavaplasty in piggyback liver transplantation to reduce hepatic venous outflow obstruction. Methods The clinical data of 23 patients receiving piggyback liver transplantation using cavaplasty in our hospital from January 2002 to April 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. The hepatic outflow could be reduced by the wide-open triangular caval anastomosis. Results There was no hepatic outflow obstruction in 22 cases. The conversion to standard technique for the transection of retrohepatic cava was conducted in only one case. Conclusions The cavaplasty is easy to perform, allowing short implantation time and size-reduced liver grafting to avoid outflow obstruction. The graft is more stable. This technique provides advantages for size mismatching or reduced size liver transplantation in children. The emphasis in cavaplasty is that retrohepatic cava should be preserved from removing the sick liver.Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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