12 February 2021 : Original article
Inferior Vena Cava and Venous Outflow Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Children: A Single-Center Retrospective Study and Literature Review
Marek Szymczak1ABDEF, Piotr J. Kaliciński1ADE, Grzegorz Kowalewski1BCDEF*, Mateusz Ciopiński1B, Małgorzata Markiewicz-Kijewska1B, Dorota Broniszczak1BD, Bożenna Dembowska-Bagińska2AD, Andrzej Kościesza3BD, Grażyna Brzezińska-Rajszys4BD, Waldemar Patkowski5B, Marek Stefanowicz1BDDOI: 10.12659/AOT.926217
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e926217
Table 1 Characteristics of liver grafts in which the reconstruction of venous outflow or retrohepatic IVC was necessary.
| Number of venous branches in liver graft | Recipient IVC | Type of liver graft | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II, III segments (no of pts.) | II, III, IV segments (no of pts.) | V, VI, VII, VIII segments (no of pts.) | |||
| 1 | Resected | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Present | 49 | 8 | 1 | |
| 3 | Present | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Present | 1 | 1 | 0 | |