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Surgical Procedures for a Rat Model of Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation with Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction
Published on: March 7, 2013
[Selection of four surgical techniques in orthotopic liver transplantation]
Xiao-shun He1, Lin-wei Wu, Wei-qiang Ju
1Organ Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. gdtrc@163.com
Objective:
To compare the advantages and disadvantages of four surgical techniques in orthotopic liver transplantation.
Methods:
A total of 135 adult recipients receiving cadaveric whole liver grafts were divided into four groups according to the surgeries they received: group A (n=22) underwent classic orthotopic liver transplantation, group B (n=79) underwent modified piggyback liver transplantation, group C (n=18) underwent classical piggyback liver transplantation, and group D (n=16) underwent modified classic orthotopic liver transplantation. The clinical data of these recipients were retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
The operation time, anhepatic time, and intra-operation bleeding volume among these four groups were significantly different (P < 0.05). The incidence of transient renal damage in group C was significantly lower than that in other groups (P < 0.05), while the complication rates and survival rates were not significantly different in the early stage after the operation.
Conclusions:
Surgery techniques should be carefully selected based on the individual patients's pre-operative condition. The modified classic orthotopic liver transplantation is a preferred technique for tumor patients or patients with surgical history of upper abdomen.
