Drainage patterns of right and accessory hepatic veins: anatomical-functional classification derived from 3-dimensional CT reconstructions.

Background/aims: Inadequate knowledge of the right (RHV) and accessory (IHV) hepatic 'venous drainage' territories can lead to severe postoperative venous congestion after right graft live donor liver transplantation. The purpose of our study was to define the anatomical-functional RHV and IHV drainage territories.

Methodology: One hundred and forty consecutive live liver donor candidates were evaluated by means of 3-D CT reconstructions and 3-D virtual hepatectomies.

Neurological complications after cadaveric and living donor liver transplantation.

Problems related to the central nervous system have a major impact on survival and quality of life. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the incidence of neurological complications after liver transplantation (LT), including both cadaveric and living donor liver transplantation. Between April 2001 and March 2004 174 patients (120 cadaveric liver transplantations, 54 living donor transplantations) were admitted to our intensive care after liver transplantation.