ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2025
Comparison of combined versus separate reconstruction of middle hepatic vein tributaries in the right lobe split liver transplantation.
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- Triangular anastomosis enhances early patency of small middle hepatic vein tributaries in right lobe living donor liver transplantation.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Venous reconstruction in living donor liver transplantation: lessons learned from a new national program in a resource-limited setting.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThere are few studies on the reconstruction of the middle hepatic vein (MHV) tributaries in split liver transplantation (SLT) using right lobe grafts. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing combined reconstruction of MHV tributaries and the right hepatic vein (RHV) versus those undergoing separate reconstruction.
methodsClinical data of 114 patients who underwent SLT from March 2021 to December 2023 were retrospectively collected. We analyzed and compared the postoperative outcomes and reconstructed MHV patency between different modalities of MHV tributaries reconstruction in the right lobe SLT.
resultsForty-five right lobe grafts were reconstructed with the MHV tributaries and were divided into two groups according to the type of reconstruction. Group 1 (n = 19) received separate reconstruction, while Group 2 (n = 26) received combined reconstruction. The duration of warm ischemia in Group 2 was significantly less than that in Group 1 (47.9 ± 7.8 vs. 59.7 ± 15.6 min, P = 0.002), and the ICU hospitalization time was significantly less in Group 2 than in Group 1 (2 vs. 3 days, P = 0.022). The complete patency rate of the reconstructed MHV at 30 days postoperatively was higher in Group 2 than in Group 1 (96.2% vs. 68.4%, P = 0.031). The rates of postoperative complications were comparable between the two groups.
conclusionCombined reconstruction of the MHV tributaries and RHV in SLT improves the rate of complete patency of the reconstructed MHV, reduces warm ischemia time, and shortens the length of ICU stay.
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