[The role of the middle hepatic vein in the living donor liver transplantation with right hemiliver].
BACKGROUND
Living donor liver transplantation has appeared and developed as a consequence to the shortage of organs. In case of right hemiliver procurement, the role of the middle hepatic vein is crucial for the prevention of right anterior section congestion and the promotion of liver regeneration.


METHODS
We performed a retrospective study on a group of 36 adult patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation with right hemiliver in Fundeni Clinical Institute, having as a major indication liver cirrhosis. Concerning the middle hepatic vein, this was procured in 10 cases, not procured nor reconstructed in another 10 cases, and reconstructed on the bench in 16 cases.


RESULTS
The immediate postoperative survival was roughly 91%, with 7 cases of "small for size syndrome", 2 cases being retransplanted.


CONCLUSIONS
In case of living donor liver transplantation with the right hemiliver, the reconstruction of the middle hepatic vein helps the liver regeneration and prevent the "small for size" syndrome.
Centrul de Chirurgie Generală şi Transplant Hepatic Dan Setlacec, Institutul Clinic Fundeni Bucureşti, România. brasoveanuvlad@yahoo.com
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Brasoveanu
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David
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Matei
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Anghel
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Popescu
D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome