Whole-Liver Graft Without the Retrohepatic Inferior Vena Cava for Sequential (Domino) Living Donor Liver Transplantation |
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Authors: | Y Inomata M E Zeledón K Asonuma H Okajima T Takeichi T Ishiko Y Ando |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Grafts used in Domino liver transplantation (LT) obtained from living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) patients have been mainly used as reduced grafts. Because of small-for-size problems seen in LDLT, using whole liver grafts could improve post-LT outcome. Eight consecutive Domino LDLT using whole livers without retrohepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) from FAP patients were retrospectively analyzed. The graft weight/recipient's body weight ratio (GWRW) in the domino recipients ranged from 1.28% to 2.4% (mean: 1.52). Multiple vascular reconstructions in the whole-liver domino LT resulted in longer than usual warm ischemia time (mean: 64 min); however immediate post-operative recovery of hepatic function was uneventful. At 8-40 months after the transplant, all the FAP patients are well and all of the domino recipients are alive. Domino LT using a whole FAP liver from a LDLT for a FAP patient presents satisfactory results, even though the transplant procedure is technically complicated. |
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Keywords: | Domino liver transplantation familial amy loid polyneuropathy living donor whole liver graft |
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