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Fig. 25.1 Graft types: (a) isolated intestinal graft; (b) combined liver-intestinal graft; (c) multivisceral graft 25.3 Graft Types and Indications The use of the three main types of intestinal graft…

Fig. 13.1 (a) Cholangiogram shows a fistula at the site of the biliodigestive anastomosis, with an associated collection (biloma) as demonstrated on CT scan (b). The cholangiographic follow-up, performed 20…

Fig. 24.1 (a) Above the left renal vein, the isolated superior mesenteric artery (arrow) arises from the aorta; (b) schematic representation The gastrocolic ligament is then divided between the stomach…

Fig. 19.1 Extraperitoneal approach to external iliac vessels: left eternal iliac vein encircled with blue Silastic rubber; left external iliac artery encircled with red Silastic rubber Anastomosis was performed using…

  No. of cases Percentage (%) Blood relatives Children 157 51.8 Siblings 43 14.2 Mother 27 8.9 Father 20 6.6 Half-siblings 9 3.0 Other degrees of kinship 4 1.3 Twins…

Fig. 8.1 Completion of end-to-end portal vein anastomosis in orthotopic liver transplantation. The running suture was not fully tied, leaving a loose tract of the thread (“growth factor”) to allow…

Fig. 22.1 CT scan: lymphocele near the right renal graft in a double kidney transplant recipient The treatment consists of simple aspiration, external drainage, and marsupialization of the cyst into…

Fig. 14.1 Early postoperative hepatic artery thrombosis, which determined massive hepatic necrosis. The patient died awaiting re-OLT (red arrow: hepatic artery thrombosis) On the other hand, late HAT, occurring more…

Fig. 10.1 Diagram showing our “left lobe first choice” approach. Every donor is first screened for a left living donor hepatectomy following this algorithm 10.5 State-of-the-Art Preoperative Planning Preoperative planning…

Fig. 16.1 Right kidney in the basin during bench surgery. One of the two renal arteries (RA) has been accidentally sectioned from its origin during the retrieval. Ao aorta, RV…