DOES THE PIGGYBACK LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ONVENOUS DRAINAGE

Authors
KOVEKER G VIEBAHN R SCHOTT U JUDTSTELZER G BECKER HD LAUCHART W
Citation
G. Koveker et al., DOES THE PIGGYBACK LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ONVENOUS DRAINAGE, Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie, 1996, pp. 402-404
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00238236
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
2
Pages
402 - 404
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-8236(1996):<402:DTPLHA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Venous drainage in ''Piggy-back'' Liver Transplantation ''Piggy-back'' orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) may offer some advantages (hemodyna mic stability without veno-venous bypass) over standard OLT, but there is concern about the risk of venous outflow obstruction associated wi th this technique. In this study (n = 19 piggy-back, n = 12 standard O LT) it was possible to show, by means of duplex scanning, that flow ve locity, resistance and flow of hepatic veins do not differ significant ly.