Abdominal Key

Modality Cost Radiation Nephrotoxicity Other side effects Imaging medium US + – None None Sound waves CT ++ +++ (generally performed as a three-phase study) + (eGFR >/= 40–45 poses…

Time period Common complications Less likely complications Perioperative Donor liver diseases (e.g., steatosis)  Preservation injury  Hyperacute rejection  Primary non-function  Within the first week Preservation/reperfusion injury Hyperacute rejection Hepatic artery thrombosis…

Fig. 1 The complex of intraabdominal viscera that has been transplanted as a unit (center) or as its separate components: a, liver; b, pancreas; c, liver and intestine; d, intestine;…

Fig. 1 Deceased and living donor liver transplants performed annually, calendar year 2009–2013 The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) requires separate policies and procedures for…

Fig. 1 Liver anatomy Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT): Standard Technique With and Without Venous-Venous Bypass The standard procedure of orthotopic liver transplant is the preferred surgical method. This technique should…

Fig. 1 The Milan Criteria are currently the most important criteria to determine candidacy of patients with HCC for curative intervention with liver transplantation. Patients meeting the Milan Criteria do…

Ideal split donor Donor age < 40–50 years Liver function test (normal or mildly elevated) Serum sodium level < 160 mEq/L No or minimal inotropic support (hemodynamic stability) Normal macroscopic…

Fig. 1 The four major prerequisites for technically successful LDLT are the following: adequate graft volume to avoid SFS graft syndrome, sufficient PV inflow for liver graft regeneration, good HV…

Fig. 1 Admission imaging work-up of a 54-year-old woman. The computed tomography scan confirmed the anatomo-pathologic finding of a biopsy-proven primary leiomyosarcoma of the retro-hepatic vena cava (Panel A). Magnetic…

Fig. 1 Segments of the liver (Reprinted from Clin Liver Dis, 4, Ghobrial RM, Amersi F, Busuttil RW, Surgical advances in liver transplantation. Living related and split donors, 553–565, Copyright…