title: Four Separate Hepatic Vein Reconstructions in Living-Donor Right-Lobe Liver Transplantation: Case Report.
abstract: Living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) with the use of a partial liver graft was established as an option to overcome the donor pool shortage, especially in developing countries. When right-lobe grafts are used for LDLT, appropriate venous drainage of the anterior segment is critical for maximizing the graft capacity. Here, we report a successful LDLT case using a right-lobe graft with 4 hepatic veins that were anastomosed separately to obtain adequate blood flow through the vena cava.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery and Transplantation, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aktas
authors.affiliation: General Surgery and Transplantation, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: ssevmis@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sevmis
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozgur
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.affiliation: General Surgery and Transplantation, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karakayali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler