14 January 2025 : Original article
Living Donor Liver Transplantation with Small Left Lobe Grafts: Prospective Validation of Utility of Splenectomy in Selected Recipients
Hajime Matsushima1ABCDEF*, Akihiko Soyama
1BCD, Takanobu Hara 1BCD, Takashi Hamada 1BCD, Yuta Kawaguchi1BCD, Kazushige Migita1BCD, Ayaka Satoh1BCD, Yamashita Mampei 1BCD, Hajime Imamura 1BCD, Ayaka Kinoshita1BCD, Tomohiko Adachi1BCD, Susumu Eguchi1BCD
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.946374
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e946374
Table 5 Surgical outcomes between living donor liver transplant recipients who received splenectomy and those who did not.
| LDLT without splenectomy (n=85) | LDLT with splenectomy (n=88) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation time, h | 13.0 (9.1–29.0) | 13.3 (6.8–18.8) | 0.467 |
| Blood loss, mL | 5684 (980–36990) | 7450 (1120–52000) | 0.010 |
| Hepatic artery thrombosis | 4 (4.7%) | 2 (2.3%) | 0.438 |
| Portal vein thrombosis | 6 (7.1%) | 15 (17.1%) | 0.044 |
| Biliary complications | 14 (16.5%) | 14 (15.9%) | 0.920 |
| 90-Day mortality | 9 (10.6%) | 10 (11.4%) | 0.871 |