Anatomical variations in living donors for liver transplantation-prevalence and relationship. 2023

Abdullah Khalid, and M Asad Saleem, and Ihsan-Ul-Haq, and Yasir Khan, and Sohail Rashid, and Faisal Saud Dar
Hepatopancreatic Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Pakistan Kidney & Liver Institute & Research Center (PKLI&RC), DHA Phase VI, Lahore, Pakistan. abdullah.khalid@scholar.aku.edu.

OBJECTIVE Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a widely accepted option to address the lack of a deceased liver program for transplantation. Understanding vascular and biliary anatomy and their variants is crucial for successful and safe graft harvesting. Anatomic variations are common, particularly in the right hepatic lobe. To provide evidence for screening potential liver transplant donors, the presence of vascular and biliary anatomic variations in Pakistan's preoperative assessment of transplantation donor candidates was explored. METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated the hepatic artery, portal vein, hepatic vein, and biliary variations in living liver donors. The study included 400 living liver donors; data were collected from March 2019 to March 2023. We used a CT scan and MRCP to assess the anatomical variations. RESULTS The study examined 400 liver donors aged 18 to 53 years. Conventional arterial anatomy was the most common (65.8%), followed by replaced right hepatic artery (16%) and replaced left hepatic artery (10.8%). Conventional type 1 biliary anatomy was seen in 65.8% of cases. The dominant right hepatic vein was found in 13.3% of donors. There was a significant association between the prevalence of variant portal venous anatomy with variant biliary anatomy. CONCLUSIONS Variations of the hepatic arterial, portal venous, and biliary systems are frequent and should be carefully evaluated while selecting a suitable living donor. A strong relationship between variant portal venous and biliary anatomy was found. These findings can aid in selecting suitable candidates and improving surgical planning for liver transplantation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
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
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
D015995 Prevalence The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time. Period Prevalence,Point Prevalence,Period Prevalences,Point Prevalences,Prevalence, Period,Prevalence, Point,Prevalences
D016031 Liver Transplantation The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Liver,Hepatic Transplantation,Liver Transplant,Transplantation, Hepatic,Transplantation, Liver,Hepatic Transplantations,Liver Grafting,Liver Transplantations,Liver Transplants,Transplant, Liver
D019520 Living Donors Non-cadaveric providers of organs for transplant to related or non-related recipients. Donors, Living,Donor, Living,Living Donor

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