title: [Experience of vascular and bile duct reconstruction in 40 cases of orthotopic liver transplantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the vascular and bile duct reconstruction experience in 40 cases of orthotopic liver transplantation in the southwest hepatobiliary surgery hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 40 cases of liver transplantation were analyzed retrospectively from Jan. 1999 to Nov. 2001.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mortality rate of this group was 15.0%. Complications included: pulmonary infection (18 cases), MOSF (5 cases), intraperitoneal bleeding (4 cases), ARDS (8 cases), thrombus of hepatic artery (1 case), bile leakage (1 case), and cerebral hemorrhage (1 case). The longest survival time was 31 moths (1 case). There were 15 cases whose survival time was more than 1 year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The key point of success of liver transplantation relies on excellent vascular and bile duct reconstruction technique.
authors.affiliation: Hepatobiliary Surgery Institue of PLA, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Jiahong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Shuguang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bie
authors.forename: Huaizhi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhanyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zhihua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jingxiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate