Sung-Min Kim, Deok-Bog Moon, Chul-Soo Ahn, Gil-Chun Park, Woo-Hyung Kang, Young-In Yoon, Jung-Bok Lee, Byeong-Gon Na, Sang-Hoon Kim, Rak-Kyun Oh, Shin Hwang, Tae-Yong Ha, Dong-Hwan Jung, Gi-Won Song, Ki-Hun Kim, Sung-Gyu Lee
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is a common cause of graft loss in living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), occurring in approximately 2.5-8% of patients. Some right lobe grafts have two hepatic arteries (HAs), and the optimal reconstruction technique remains controversial. This study aimed to identify risk factors for HAT and to evaluate the efficacy of reconstructing two HAs in right lobe grafts. This retrospective, single-center study analyzed 1,601 LDLT recipients with a right liver graft and divided them into one HA (n=1,524) and two HA (n=77) groups...
February 2, 2024: Liver Transplantation