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A Rat Model of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Using a Novel Magnetic Anastomosis Technique for Suprahepatic Vena Cava Reconstruction
Published on: March 19, 2018
Neo-suprahepatic cava: a case report of a modified technique for domino liver transplantation
J M Padín1, G Pfaffen, I Pérez Fernández
1Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, University Hospital, Favaloro Foundation, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina. jmpadin@ffavaloro.org
Abstract:
Domino liver transplantation, introduced in 1997, originally consisted of a graft from a patient with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy used as a donor for a compatible recipient, thus increasing the pool of hepatic grafts for liver transplantation. The aim of this report was to present a modification on the technique for outflow reconstruction in domino liver transplantation first proposed by Liu et al and Cescon et al. In this description we proposed a new technique that differs from the one mentioned above by performing a neo-suprahepatic cava, constructed using only an iliac vein graft, facilitating the anastomosis as if it was a regular cadaveric liver transplant.

