Branching Patterns and Drainage Territories of the Middle Hepatic Vein in Computer‐Simulated Right Living‐Donor Hepatectomies
Branching Patterns and Drainage Territories of the Middle Hepatic Vein in Computer‐Simulated Right Living‐Donor Hepatectomies
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计算机模拟右活体肝切除术中肝中静脉的分支模式和引流区域
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
P. Schemmer
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J. Neumann;J. Neumann;M. Thorn;L. Fischer;Max Schöbinger;T. Heimann;B. Radeleff;Jan Schmidt;H. Meinzer;M. Büchler;P. Schemmer
Full right hepatic grafts are most frequently used for adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). One of the major problems is venous drainage of segments 5 and 8. Thus, this study was designed to provide information on venous drainage of right liver lobes for operation‐planning. Fifty‐six CT data sets from routine clinical imaging were evaluated retrospectively using a liver operation‐planning system. We defined and analyzed venous drainage segments and the impact of anatomic variations of the middle hepatic vein (MHV) on venous outflow from segments 5 and 8. MHV variations led to significant shifts of segment 5 drainage between the middle and right hepatic vein. In cases with the most frequent MHV branching pattern (n = 33), a virtual hepatectomy closely right to the MHV intersected drainage vessels that provided drainage for 30% of the potential graft, not taking into account potential veno‐venous shunts. In individuals with inferior MHV branches that extend far into segments 5 and 6 (n = 10), the overall graft volume at risk of impaired venous drainage increased by 5% (p < 0.001). If this is confirmed in clinical trials and correlated with intraoperative findings, the use of liver operation‐planning systems would be beneficial to improve overall outcome after right lobe LDLT.