Technical aspects in living-related liver transplantation are still under debate: the main pitfall is the arterial reconstruction due to the small diameter and the discrepancy between stumps, with a subsequent increased risk of arterial thrombosis. The gold standard is the microsurgical technique, that reports the lowest risk of thrombosis, but it is a time consuming procedure requiring a long training. Our method of choice reconstructing hepatic artery in right lobe is the use of the cystic artery as a branch patch with the recipient hepatic artery by loop magnification, saving time and with a low incidence of hepatic artery thrombosis.
F.Di Benedetto, A.Lauro, M.Masetti, N.Cautero, C.Quintini, A.Dazzi, et al. (2004). Use of a branch patch with the cystic artery in living related liver transplantation. CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, 18, 480-483 [10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00195.x].
Use of a branch patch with the cystic artery in living related liver transplantation.
DAZZI, ALESSANDRO;PINNA, ANTONIO DANIELE
2004
Abstract
Technical aspects in living-related liver transplantation are still under debate: the main pitfall is the arterial reconstruction due to the small diameter and the discrepancy between stumps, with a subsequent increased risk of arterial thrombosis. The gold standard is the microsurgical technique, that reports the lowest risk of thrombosis, but it is a time consuming procedure requiring a long training. Our method of choice reconstructing hepatic artery in right lobe is the use of the cystic artery as a branch patch with the recipient hepatic artery by loop magnification, saving time and with a low incidence of hepatic artery thrombosis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
