02 December 2025 : Original article
Functional Shunt with Small-for-Size Graft in Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Hypertension
Wei Qu ABCDEG 1, Ying Liu ABCDE 2, Ru-Zhou Cai ABCDEF 1, Zhi-Jun Zhu ACDEFG 1*, Li-Ying Sun ACDE 2, Lin Wei
ACDE 1, Zhi-Gui Zeng ABCD 1
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.950430
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e950430
Table 1 General characteristics of patients who underwent functional shunt.
| Case | Primary disease | Sex (M/F) | Age (y) | Child-Pugh | MELD | PH (Y/N) | Ascites (Y/N) | Episodes of GI bleeding (Y/N) | Graft source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IPH | M | 23 | A | 8 | Y | Y | Y (>10) | Living donor |
| 2 | PBC | F | 42 | C | 11 | Y | Y | Y (4) | Living donor |
| 3 | PBC | F | 50 | B | 8 | Y | Y | N (0) | Living donor |
| 4 | HBV-related cirrhosis | M | 52 | B | 11 | Y | Y | Y (3) | Living donor |
| 5 | HBV related cirrhosis | M | 29 | A | 9 | Y | Y | Y (6) | Living donor |
| 6 | IPH | M | 29 | B | 10 | Y | Y | Y (5) | Living donor |
| GI – gastrointestinal; HBV – hepatitis B virus; IPH – idiopathic portal hypertension; PBC – primary biliary cholangitis; PH – portal hypertension. | |||||||||