A Simple Hilar Dissection Technique Preserving Maximum Blood Supply to the Bile Duct in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Authors:
- Yuji SoejimaYSYuji Soejima
- Takasuke FukuharaTFTakasuke Fukuhara
- Kazutoyo MoritaKMKazutoyo Morita
- Tomoharu YoshizumiTYTomoharu Yoshizumi
- Toru IkegamiTIToru Ikegami
- Yoichi YamashitaYYYoichi Yamashita
- Keishi SugimachiKSKeishi Sugimachi
- Akinobu TaketomiATAkinobu Taketomi
- Yoshihiko MaeharaYMYoshihiko Maehara
- 27 November 2008
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Transplantation
- Vol. 86 (10) , 1468-1469
Abstract
Duct-to-duct reconstruction is associated with a higher incidence in biliary strictures in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). However, a standard dissection technique for the recipient's bile duct has not been established. Here, we describe a simple bile duct dissection technique preserving maximum vascular integrity during total hepatectomy of the recipient. The present technique might facilitate duct-to-duct bile duct reconstruction in both right and left lobe LDLT and, thus, contribute to reduce biliary complications such as biliary strictures. We believe that this technique can be a standard in the field of LDLT.Keywords
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