Technical Aspects of Liver Transplantation

Author(s): Fady M. Kaldas, Hasan Yersiz and Ronald W. Busuttil

Pp: 505-524 (20)

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Abstract

• The technical evolution and refinement of liver transplantation over the past 50 years has allowed liver replacement to alter the course of end-stage liver disease as a life-ending condition, thereby giving patients a second chance at a full and healthy life.

• The execution of donor hepatectomy, back-table preparation, recipient hepatectomy and graft implantation are all essential to the completion of a single liver transplant.

• Living donor liver transplantation needs to be carefully considered in select cases while preserving the well-being of the donor to the maximum extent possible.

• Early detection and management of vascular and biliary complications provides the best chance for a favorable outcome.

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