Small Bowel Transplantation
Fig. 29.1 An isolated apoptotic body in a crypt. Less than six apoptotic bodies per ten crypt cross sections are seen in cases graded as indeterminate for acute rejection (H&E…
Abdominal Wall Transplantation and Technique
Fig. 26.1 Patient candidate for abdominal wall transplantation. The wall is severely damaged from repeated laparotomies and enterocutaneous fistulae Fig. 26.2 At the end of bowel transplantation, the recipient abdominal…
Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplantation
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…
Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplantation: The Donor Procurement
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…
Percutaneous Treatment of Biliary and Vascular Complications
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…
Renal Transplantation: Surgical Technique
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…
Donor Selection, Evaluation, and Management
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…
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
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…