Three-dimensional modeling in complex liver surgery and liver transplantation

JP Liu, J Lerut, Z Yang, ZK Li, SS Zheng - Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liver resection and transplantation are the most effective therapies for many hepatobiliary
tumors and diseases. However, these surgical procedures are challenging due to the …

Living donor liver transplantation with augmented venous outflow and splenectomy: a promised land for small left lobe grafts

M Fujiki, K Hashimoto, C Quintini, F Aucejo… - Annals of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using small grafts, especially left lobe
grafts (H1234-MHV)(LLG), continues to be a challenge due to small-for-size syndrome …

Early allograft dysfunction after living donor liver transplantation—current concepts and future directions

D Agrawal, S Saigal - Liver Transplantation, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) after liver transplantation is a significant clinical problem
that negatively impacts graft and patient outcomes. The rising incidence of EAD and what it …

Portal vein pressure estimation and portal hypertension discrimination based on subharmonic scattering of ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles

G Xu, Y Wang, H Lu, C Li, L Huang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: The acquisition of real-time portal vein pressure (PVP) is important for portal
hypertension (PH) discrimination to monitor disease progress and select treatment options …

Outcomes of living donor liver transplant recipients receiving grafts with the graft-to-recipient weight ratio less than 0.6%: A matched pair analysis

H Matsushima, A Soyama, T Hara, Y Maruya… - Liver …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
We sometimes experience living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) involving very small
grafts with graft-to-recipient weight ratio (GRWR)< 0.6% when the actual graft size is smaller …

Clinical impact of spontaneous portosystemic shunts in liver transplantation: a comprehensive assessment through total shunt area measurement

L Centonze, G Gorga, R De Carlis, D Bernasconi… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background. The impact of spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSSs) on natural history of
cirrhotic patients was recently evaluated through the measurement of total shunt area (TSA) …

Too much, too little, or just right? The importance of allograft portal flow in deceased donor liver transplantation

H Matsushima, K Sasaki, M Fujiki, TD Uso… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background. While portal flow (PF) plays an important role in determining graft outcomes in
living donor liver transplantation, its impact in deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) …

Can pretransplant TIPS be harmful in liver transplantation? A propensity score matching analysis

H Matsushima, M Fujiki, K Sasaki, JB Cywinski… - Surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt has been established as an
effective treatment for complicated portal hypertension. This retrospective study investigated …

肝静脉压力梯度对肝硬化临床终点事件的预测

何福亮, 欧晓娟, 王民, 张冠华, 王宇 - 临床肝胆病杂志, 2020 - lcgdbzz.org
肝硬化是肝脏疾病的终末阶段, 失代偿期肝硬化以门静脉高压为显著特征,
目前肝静脉压力梯度是评估门静脉高压的" 金标准", 具有重要的临床意义 …

The concept of functional graft size: an eternal theme of maximizing donor safety and recipient survival in living donor liver transplantation

K Hashimoto, CM Miller - Transplantation, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Predicting the risk of graft dysfunction has been a matter of debate in partial liver
transplantation. Although graft size is associated with posttransplant survival in adult …