title: [Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using right lobe including middle hepatic vein].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the feasibility and the clinical efficacy of right lobe including middle hepatic vein in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 30 adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using right lobe including middle hepatic vein performed in our hospital from Feb. 2007 to Nov. 2007.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The right lobes weighed 540-1058 g (median 708 g). The remnant liver volumes were over 30% of the total liver volume in all donors. No perioperative death was noted for among donors and recipients. Complications were recorded and cured in 4 donors (13.3%) and 7 recipients (23.3%). All the donors and the recipients were followed up for 2-8 months (median 5 months), during which no donor died and 1 recipient died from aspergillus infection 4 months after operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using right lobe graft including middle hepatic vein is a safe and effective technique.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China. shenzy@ootc.com
authors.forename: Zhong-yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Wen-tao
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zhi-jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yong-lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hong-hai
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun-jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects