title: Hepatic hilum management in 250 liver-multivisceral procurements.
abstract: An accurate in vivo preparation of the hepatic hilum is a fundamental prerequisite for a successful multiorgan transplantation. Our preferred technique in this surgical setting is in vivo procurement in the heart-beating donor. This technique allows an effective exposition of the hilum structures and recognition of anatomical vascular variants, particularly those of the hepatic artery. Also, the cold ischemia time is drastically reduced, and the back-table preparation is left to a minimum. In this article we show the results of a consecutive series of 250 procurements.
authors.affiliation: Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico of Modena, Italy. f.diben@virgilio.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Ruvo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masetti
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cautero
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lauro
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authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montalti
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quintini
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Francesco
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guerrini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballarin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Molteni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spaggiari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Sandro
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Gerunda
mesh_terms: D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019520:Living Donors; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014781:Viscera / Q000601:surgery