05 November 2021 : Original article
Single-Center Experience with Hepatic Artery Reconstruction During Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Microscope Versus Surgical Loupe
Chang Ho Seo1ABCDEF, Joseph Ahn1AB, Young Kyoung You1AB, Ho Joong Choi1ABCDE*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.933371
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e933371
Table 1 Demographic characteristics and preoperative factors of the recipients and donors.
| Variable | Microscope (n=150) | Loupe (n=150) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient age (year) | 52.6±9.5 | 55.3±10.1 | 0.016 |
| Recipient sex, Male (n, %) | 98 (65.3%) | 114 (76.0%) | 0.042 |
| BMI (kg/m) | 24.8±4.1 | 24.5±3.7 | 0.419 |
| Original disease (n, %) | 0.163 | ||
| HBV | 90 (60.0%) | 78 (52.0%) | |
| HCV | 11 (7.3%) | 6 (4.0%) | |
| Alcohol | 28 (18.7%) | 41 (27.3%) | |
| Others | 21 (14%) | 25 (16.7%) | |
| Accompanying HCC (n, %) | 75 (50%) | 73 (48.7%) | 0.817 |
| Pre-transplantation TACE (n, %) | 35 (23.3%) | 33 (22.0%) | 0.783 |
| Pretransplant hepatectomy (n, %) | 17 (11.3%) | 12 (8.0%) | 0.329 |
| Major hepatectomy (n, %) | 8 (5.3%) | 5 (3.3%) | 0.395 |
| CTP score | 8.3±2.8 | 8.1±2.8 | 0.937 |
| MELD score | 16.7±10.2 | 16.2±9.5 | 0.71 |
| ABO-I LDLT (n, %) | 23 (15.3%) | 32 (21.3%) | 0.179 |
| Graft type: right lobe (n, %) | 149 (99.3%) | 136 (90.6%) | 0.001 |
| GRWR (%) | 1.2±0.2 | 1.1±0.2 | 0.47 |
| BMI – body mass index; HBV – hepatitis B virus; HCV – hepatitis C virus; HCC – hepatocellular carcinoma; TACE – transarterial chemoembolization; CTP score - Child-Turcotte-Pugh score; MELD score – model for end-stage liver disease score; LDLT – living donor liver transplantation; GRWR – graft-to-recipient weight ratio. | |||