Interventional management of graft hepatic artery dissection in a donor right hepatectomy: a case report.

Graft hepatic artery dissection (GHAD) is a rare but serious complication in liver transplantation, often leading to graft loss and retransplantation. Treatment typically involves re-establishing arterial flow through primary repair and reanastomosis. We present the case of an 11-year-old female with a history of biliary atresia admitted for decompensation.

Complications of Laparoscopic and Open Donor Hepatectomy for Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Single Center Experience.

Objectives: Donor hepatectomy is a major surgery with a relatively safeprofile anda reportedcomplication rate of ~20%. Most complications are non-life threatening and are resolved with conservative measures. However, rare complications may need invasive precautions, ranging from percutaneous interventions to surgeries.

Living Donor-Initiated Domino Split-Liver Transplantation in Pediatric Setup: A Case Report With Literature Review.

Background: In patients undergoing liver transplantation for metabolic diseases, removing the patient's liver for transplantation to another recipient is called "domino liver transplantation." The extracted liver can be divided and transplanted into 2 recipients, which is called domino split-liver transplantation in the literature. However, in our study, the domino liver was obtained from a pediatric patient.

Literature Review and 2 Cases of Isolated Chylothorax After Pediatric Living-Donor Liver Transplant.

Objectives: Chylothorax without chylous ascites after liver transplant is rare. We present 2 cases of isolated chylothorax after liver transplant and a literature review.

Materials And Methods: We compiled a literature review of chylothorax cases after abdominal surgery and analyzed the cases related to liver transplant.

Anesthesia Management in Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy: The First Report from Turkey.

Background: We aimed to report a single-center experience in laparoscopic donor left-side and right-side hepatectomy cases regarding preoperative evaluation, perioperative and anesthetic management protocols, and postoperative follow-up.

Methods: Laparoscopic donor left-side and right-side hepatectomy cases were included in the study because of their excessive transection area and bleeding potential. Medical records of living donors were reviewed in terms of age, sex, body mass index (BMI), presence of consanguinity with the recipient, perioperative and early postoperative biochemical parameters, hemodynamic changes during surgery, duration of surgery, the ratio of liver volume to total liver volume, perioperative complications, and length of hospital stay.

Hepatic Artery Intimal Dissection During Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A New Modified Approach.

Ensuring optimal arterial flow in solid organ transplantation is very important. Insufficient flow causes important problems such as bile duct problems, intrahepatic abscess formation, and organ loss. Arterial intimal dissection is an important factor that negatively affects organ blood flow.

Prognostic Factors of Liver Transplantation for HCC: Comparative Literature Review.

Purpose: The aim of the review study is investigation of the prognostic factors of the liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Methods: A literature review has been made, especially in countries where dominantly living donor liver transplantation is performed, such as Turkey. Liver transplantation from deceased donor and from living donor has been evaluated about as advantages and disadvantages, and their effects on prognosis have been compared.

The advantage of early liver transplantation for Wilson's disease using living donors.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the surgical timing, results, and advantages of living-donor liver transplantation in patients who underwent liver transplantation due to Wilson's disease.

Material And Methods: The study included Wilson's patients who underwent liver transplantation and their live donors. Demographic information, preparations for surgery, liver transplant type, grafts used, results, and complications were examined.

Patient With Hemophilia A Undergoing Consecutive Coronary Bypass and Live Donor Liver Transplantation: A Case Report.

Liver transplantation surgery due to cirrhosis in patients with hemophilia is rare and there are limited cases in the literature. We present a case of a patient with hemophilia A who underwent 2 consecutive surgeries owing to coronary artery disease and cryptogenic cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. After these surgeries, no bleeding or other complications were seen, and the factor VIII levels have not changed since liver transplantation in the follow-up.

Living Donor Liver Transplantation: The Optimal Curative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Even Beyond Milan Criteria.

Introduction: Liver transplantation offers the most reasonable expectation for curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Living-donor liver transplantation represents a treatment option, even in patients with extended Milan criteria. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients, particularly those extended Milan criteria.

Splenic Artery Transposition for Arterial Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.

Purpose: In living donor liver transplantation, poor compatibility of the recipient hepatic artery remains a technical challenge. Here, we analyzed our 14 years of experience with extra-anatomic hepatic artery reconstruction.

Methods: Between July 2004 and December 2018, there were 1063 liver transplantations at our center.

Giant Infantile Hepatic Hemangioma: Case Report and Surgical Technique.

Infantile hepatic hemangioma is the most common liver tumor in children. The most common symptoms are mass in her stomach, anemia and heart failure. According to the findings of the patient, the treatment may vary from the clinical follow-up to liver transplantation.

Comorbidity Index as a Selection Tool for Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Elderly Patients.

Background: Previously published data have shown that age alone is not a contraindication for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). However, careful evaluation is needed to identify the patients who are unlikely to benefit from LDLT. We hypothesized that the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) could be used as one of the criteria for risk stratification in elderly patients undergoing LDLT.

Normal Primary Graft Function Despite Early Hepatic Artery Thrombosis After Living-Donor Liver Transplant.

Objectives: Early hepatic artery thrombosis is rare but devastating in living-donor liver transplant recipients. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the results of all patients with early hepatic artery thrombosis at our center.

Materials And Methods: Between October 2004 and November 2015, 841 patients underwent liver transplant for end-stage liver disease at our center.

Graft-to-recipient weight ratio threshold adjusted to the model for end-stage liver disease score for living donor liver transplantation.

The graft-to-recipient weight ratio (GRWR) is an important selection criterion for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The generally accepted threshold is known to be 0.8%.

Liver transplantation for homozygote familial hypercholesterolemia: the only curative treatment.

FH is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by increased TC and LDL level, which leads to xanthomas, atherosclerosis, and cardiac complications even in childhood. The treatment options are diet, medical treatment, lipid apheresis, and LT. The aim of our study was to analyze our data of patients with FH.

Total laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in situs inversus totalis: a case report.

Situs inversus totalis is a rare anomaly characterized by the total inversion of all abdominal and thoracic organs. For the first time, we report a case of a donor nephrectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis, completed with a full laparoscopic approach. At the time of this writing, the donor and the recipient are doing well after 6 month's follow-up.

Cystic pancreatic lymphangioma.

Lymphangioma of the pancreas is a rare benign tumor of lymphatic origin. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas account for 1% of all lymphangiomas. Herein, we report a case of cystic pancreatic lymphangioma diagnosed in 34 year-old female patient who was hospitalized for a slight pain in the epigastrium and vomiting.

Management of esophageal perforation secondary to caustic esophageal injury in children.

Purpose: To review our management of esophageal perforation in children with caustic esophageal injury.

Method: We reviewed the medical records of 22 children treated for esophageal perforations that occurred secondary to caustic esophageal injury.

Results: There were 18 boys and 4 girls (mean age, 5 years; range, 2-12 years).