Adipose tissue induces a better liver regeneration after living liver donation in normal weight donors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extrahepatic body fat could be a relevant factor affecting liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential role of body fatty tissue in liver regeneration capacity after liver resection in a cohort of living donors.

Methods

We observed liver regeneration in 120 patients: 70 living donors who underwent right hepatectomy and 50 recipients who got a right graft transplantation. Liver volumetry and body fat analysis were performed based on the computed tomography images with volumetry software. The gain of liver volume was calculated between three points in time considering the absolute and percentage values: before surgery and early (median 10 days, range 4-21 days) and late (median 27 weeks, range 18-40 weeks) after

SUBMITTER: Deeb AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature