Innovative Surgical Sciences (Jul 2018)

Computed tomography donor liver volumetry before liver transplantation in infants ≤10 kg: does the estimated graft diameter affect the outcome?

  • Schukfeh Nagoud,
  • Schulze Maren,
  • Holland Anna Charlotte,
  • Dingemann Jens,
  • Hoyer Dieter P.,
  • Paul Andreas,
  • Theysohn Jens M.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/iss-2017-0047
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 4
pp. 253 – 259

Abstract

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Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is regularly performed in small-sized infants. Computed tomography (CT)-based donor liver volumetry is used to estimate the graft size. The aim of our study was to assess the results of CT liver volumetry and their impact on the clinical outcome after LDLT in extremely small-sized infants.

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