Evolution of Liver Transplantation in Kazakhstan: Two-Era Experience of a Single Center, the First Report.

Background: Liver transplantation has been performed in Kazakhstan since 2011. The present study aimed to analyze the outcomes of the most experienced liver transplant center in Kazakhstan.

Methods: Between December 2011 and December 2018, 131 liver transplantations were performed at A.

Extra-Anatomic Jump Graft Arterial Reconstruction Using a Great Saphenous Vein Autograft During Living Donor Liver Transplantation.

Background: In living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), successful microsurgical arterial reconstruction is essential but quite challenging. Dissection of the hepatic artery extending to the celiac trunk is a rare complication during liver transplantation. Kazakhstan is an area in which deceased donor grafts are not sufficient for several reasons, and the availability of graft vessels is limited.

Morphologic and Immunologic Characteristics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma for Prognosis of Surgical Intervention.

Objectives: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the predominant malignancy in patients with cirrhosis and chronic liver disease. Our aim was to assess the morphologic, radiologic, and immunologic charac teristics of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis concerning surgical treatment tactics.

Materials And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective study performed at the JSC National Scientific Center of Surgery (named after A.