Technique and outcome of autologous portal Y‐graft interposition for anomalous right portal veins in living donor liver transplantation

Shin Hwang, Sung‐Gyu Lee, Chul‐Soo Ahn, Ki‐Hun Kim, Deok‐Bog Moon, Tae‐Yong Ha, Gi‐Won Song, Dong‐Hwan Jung, Je‐Ho Ryu, Kyung‐Hoon Ko, Nam‐Kyu Choi, Kwan‐Woo Kim – 26 March 2009 – This study was intended to describe in detail the surgical technique and long‐term outcome of autologous portal vein (PV) Y‐graft interposition for adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We assessed the outcome of 841 patients who underwent right lobe LDLT from January 2002 to December 2007 with respect to the reconstruction of double‐graft PVs.

Twenty years' follow‐up of portal vein conduits in liver transplantation

Dmitriy Nikitin, Linda W. Jennings, Tariq Khan, Sugam Vasani, Richard Ruiz, Edmund Q. Sanchez, Srinath Chinnakotla, Marlon F. Levy, Robert M. Goldstein, Goran B. Klintmalm – 26 March 2009 – Portal vein problems remain a formidable challenge in liver transplantation. In select situations, a portal vein conduit can provide a solution. No long‐term results have been reported.

Incidence of prolonged length of stay after orthotopic liver transplantation and its influence on outcomes

Jenny O. Smith, Mitchell L. Shiffman, Martha Behnke, R. Todd Stravitz, Velimir A. Luketic, Arun J. Sanyal, Doug M. Heuman, Robert A. Fisher, Adrian H. Cotterell, Daniel G. Maluf, Marc P. Posner, Richard K. Sterling – 25 February 2009 – Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the only effective treatment for end‐stage liver disease. Although most patients do well and are discharged promptly, some require prolonged length of stay (PLOS). The prevalence of PLOS, associated factors, and their impact on survival are not well defined.

Usage and outcomes of deceased donor liver allografts with preprocurement injury from blunt trauma

Irma Laurentia Antonia Geenen, Meindert Nico Sosef, Albert Shun, Michael Crawford, James Gallagher, Simone Strasser, Michael Stormon, Geoff McCaughan, Deborah Jean Verran – 25 February 2009 – The use of extended criteria donors is an effective way of reducing the shortage of deceased donor organs. Evidence of significant liver trauma in a deceased donor usually rules out transplantation of the liver. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use and outcomes of donor livers with preprocurement trauma.

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