Split Liver Transplant From Deceased Marginal Donor: A Case Report.

The relative paucity of deceased donor organs and the progressive increase in patients with cirrhosis have led transplant centers to consider organs from marginal donors (elderly donors, prolonged stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), liver steatosis-steatotic grafts, severe hypernatremia, and use of inotropes). Recently, the use of those marginal grafts has increased, but splitting liver is still debatable. Herein, we present a 28-year-old deceased donor who had a history of traumatic brain injury.

Anatomical variations of the hepatic artery: a closer view of rare unclassified variants.

Background: Defining the hepatic artery anatomy is of great importance for both surgeons and radiologists. Michel classification was designed to classify hepatic artery variations. Nevertheless, there are variations that do not fit into this classification.