Abstract
Duct-to-duct reconstruction is associated with a higher incidence in biliary strictures in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). However, a standard dissection technique for the recipient's bile duct has not been established. Here, we describe a simple bile duct dissection technique preserving maximum vascular integrity during total hepatectomy of the recipient. The present technique might facilitate duct-to-duct bile duct reconstruction in both right and left lobe LDLT and, thus, contribute to reduce biliary complications such as biliary strictures. We believe that this technique can be a standard in the field of LDLT.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1468-1469 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Transplantation |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 27 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Transplantation