Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4263449 | Transplantation Proceedings | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The right lateral sector is an alternative graft for living donor liver transplantation. Three-dimensional image reconstruction of right lateral sector grafts was performed to reveal vascular anatomy and volume using three-dimensional computed tomography software in three donors. There was a correlation between actual and estimated volume (râ=â.93), although actual graft volume tended to be larger than the preoperative estimated volume. In one donor, a portal branch of the right lateral sector was independently ramified. The branch was sacrificed in the operation because its territory volume was only 44 cm3. Three-dimensional images matched the shape of the right lateral sector graft. Three-dimensional computed tomography might be useful before donor hepatectomy, providing important information for decisions regarding the operative procedure.
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Authors
S. Satou, Y. Sugawara, Y. Matsui, J. Kaneko, Y. Kishi, H. Imamura, N. Kokudo, M. Makuuchi,