Correlation between graft arterial anatomy and biliary complications after liver transplantation. 2007

B H Ferraz-Neto, and S R Meira-Filho, and R Hidalgo, and M B Rezende, and M P V C Zurstrassen, and T Thomé, and L E P Fonseca, and F L Pandullo, and R C Afonso
Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital, Avenida Albert Einstein 627/701, 05652-900 São Paulo/SP, Brazil. ben-hur@einstein.br

Knowledge of the arterial vascular anatomy of the liver is important for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) because the lack of an adequate arterial blood supply results in biliary and parenchymal complications or graft loss. A number of reports have shown a relationship between aberrations of graft arteries and an increased incidence of early or late complications. Recent studies suggest no differences unless multiple anastomoses are required. The aim of this study was to report the incidence of aberrant hepatic arterial anatomy and its impact on vascular and biliary complications. We retrospectively reviewed data of 90 OLT performed on 82 patients, including 4 who underwent retransplantation from March 2003 to March 2006. The means recipient age was 52.47 years and 49 were men. The main caval vein reconstruction technique was piggyback (n = 55; 61.2%). The biliary reconstruction was performed by an end-to-end choledocho-choledocho anastomosis in 83 cases (92.3%) with choledocho-jejunal anastomosis (Roux-in-Y) in 7 cases (7.7%). Aberrant arterial anatomy was noted in 20 liver grafts (22.2%), namely, accessory right hepatic artery (n = 6; 6.6%), accessory left (n = 10; 11%), both accessory right and left (n = 3; 3.3%), and hepatic common artery from mesenteric artery (n = 1; 1.1%). Among the transplantations of grafts with aberrant arterial anatomy, 2 cases (10%) developed hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) and 4 (20%) biliary complications. The rate of HAT and biliary complications among grafts with normal arterial anatomy was 3 and 8 cases (4.2% and 11.42%), respectively. Despite a greater number of complications among OLT with aberrant arterial anatomy, the Fisher test showed no significant relationship between HAT or biliary complications and aberrant arterial anatomy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006499 Hepatic Artery A branch of the celiac artery that distributes to the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and greater omentum. Arteries, Hepatic,Artery, Hepatic,Hepatic Arteries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013927 Thrombosis Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in BLOOD VESSELS. Atherothrombosis,Thrombus,Blood Clot,Blood Clots,Thromboses

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