Initial outcomes of pure laparoscopic living donor right hepatectomy in an experienced adult living donor liver transplant center
- Authors
- Kim K.-H.; Kang S.-H.; Jung D.-H.; Yoon Y.-I.; Kim W.-J.; Shin M.-H.; Lee S.-G.
- Issue Date
- Jun-2017
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Citation
- Transplantation, v.101, no.5, pp 1106 - 1110
- Pages
- 5
- Indexed
- SCI
SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Transplantation
- Volume
- 101
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 1106
- End Page
- 1110
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/43446
- DOI
- 10.1097/TP.0000000000001637
- ISSN
- 0041-1337
1534-6080
- Abstract
- Background. Only a limited number of centers have performed laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy to date. In particular, laparoscopic right hepatectomy is rarely performed because the procedure can only be performed by surgeons with significant experience in both laparoscopic liver surgery and liver transplantation with living donor liver grafts. Methods. Between November 2014 and February 2015, in a pure laparoscopic approach programfor living right lobe donors at Asan Medical Center, 92 living donors underwent right hepatectomy for adult living donor liver transplantation. Among these, 3 pure laparoscopic living donor right hepatectomies were performed in 3 young female donors. Results. The intraoperative and postoperative courses for all 3 donors and recipients were uneventful without any complications. Laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy has definite advantages over conventional open surgery, including decreased wound morbidity and faster recovery. Conclusions. According to the data of the present report, pure laparoscopic living donor right hepatectomy in properly selected living donors (only 4% of potential donors in this cohort) appears to be a safe and feasible procedure in adult living donor liver transplantation. Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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