07 January 2025 : Original article
Arterial Reconstruction Using the Right Gastroepiploic Artery in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience
Takanobu Hara
ABCDEF 1*, Akihiko Soyama CD 1, Hajime Matsushima CD 1, Takashi Hamada BC 1, Ayaka Kinoshita BC 1, Hajime Imamura BC 1, Mampei Yamashita BC 1, Ayaka Satoh B 1, Kazushige Migita B 1, Yuta Kawaguchi B 1, Tomohiko Adachi D 1, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki AE 2, Susumu Eguchi AE 1
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.946135
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e946135
Figure 1 The right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) placed at the liver hilum through the dorsal surface of the stomach. (A) Reconstituted image of 3-dimensional CT angiography after extra-anatomical arterial reconstruction using the RGEA in the left lobe liver graft. RGEA was positioned at the liver hilum dorsal to the stomach. 1, gastroduodenal artery; 2, RGEA; 3, donor left hepatic artery. (B) After repositioning the RGEA behind the stomach, the RGEA and donor hepatic artery are aligned in the same direction. 1, donor left hepatic artery; 2, RGEA with surrounding fatty tissue; 3, back wall of the stomach; 4, left liver lobe.