title: Liver transplantation from an upper midline incision.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the minimally invasive incision to the recipient of a liver transplant.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 55-year-old man with cirrhosis due to hepatitis B accompanied by hepatocellular carcinoma underwent a right lobe, living-donor liver transplant using an 18-cm long, upper midline incision. The recipient hepatectomy was performed from the left to the right side (from medial to lateral). Deep retractors and long surgical instruments were preferred.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surgical procedure was completed without problem. Both the recipient hepatectomy and implantation of the right liver took 8 hours. Postoperative recovery of the patient was rapid, and he was discharged 8 days after surgery, uneventfully.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An upper midline incision can be preferred for liver transplant for selected cases. Minimally invasive surgery is an option for liver transplant recipients as well.
authors.affiliation: Inonu University, Department of General Surgery, Malatya, Turkey. ckayaalp@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kayaalp
authors.forename: Cemalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baskiran
authors.forename: Dincer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozgor
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aydinli
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome