Temporary transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt to overcome small-for-size syndrome after right lobe adult split liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Roberto Sampietro; Olga Ciccarelli; Xavier Wittebolle; Pierre Goffette; Catherine Verbaandert; Jan Lerut
- Book ID
- 110916744
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation is an accepted treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease. It is generally acknowledged that a graft weight to recipient body weight ratio > 0.8 is required in order to prevent the development of small-for-size syndrome. Size mismatch
Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (AA-LDLT) has better outcomes when a graft weight to recipient weight ratio (GW/RW) > 0.8 is selected. A smaller GW/RW may result in small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). Portal inflow modulation seems to effectively prevent SFSS. Donor right hepatectomy i