Artery Reconstruction in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Donor-Recipient Vessel Ratio Is Key to Choosing Recipient Artery.

Background: The aims of this study were to investigate if recipient artery choice in right lobe living donor liver transplant affects postoperative complications and discuss solutions accordingly.

Methods: Three hundred fourteen right lobe living donor liver transplantation patients were divided into 2 groups: 163 patients using right hepatic artery as the recipient vessel and 151 patients using left hepatic artery as the recipient vessel. Cases involving 2 recipient blood vessels or the use of other blood vessels as recipient vessels were excluded.

Postoperative incision scars and cosmetic satisfaction of living liver donors.

Cosmetic appearance is a major concern for living donors. However, little is known about the impact of a surgical scar on body image changes in living liver donors. The aim of this study was to identify potential factors that cause displeasing upper midline incision scar, and to evaluate the overall satisfaction regarding body image and scarring after living donor hepatectomy.

Treating Intimal Injury to the Graft Hepatic Artery by Intraoperative Fluorescence Vascular Stenting.

Background: Early hepatic artery (HA) thrombosis and primary graft failure contribute greatly to the mortality of patients after liver transplantation. Herein, we present the treatment of intimal injury of HA by intraoperative fluorescence vascular stenting.

Methods: A sample of 471 patients receiving liver transplantations underwent arterial anastomosis.