12 February 2021>: Original Paper
Inferior Vena Cava and Venous Outflow Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Children: A Single-Center Retrospective Study and Literature Review
Marek Szymczak 1ABDEF , Piotr J. Kaliciński 1ADE , Grzegorz Kowalewski 1BCDEF* , Mateusz Ciopiński 1B , Małgorzata Markiewicz-Kijewska 1B , Dorota Broniszczak 1BD , Bożenna Dembowska-Bagińska 2AD , Andrzej Kościesza 3BD , Grażyna Brzezińska-Rajszys 4BD , Waldemar Patkowski 5B , Marek Stefanowicz 1BDDOI: 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 | |