Anatomical complexity of the right-lobe grafts: influence on the outcomes in living donor liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of graft anatomical complexity on post-transplant outcomes in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has not been fully elucidated. This retrospective study investigated the association between graft anatomical complexity and long-term graft survival in patients undergoing LDLT.

Methods

Overall, 908 adult LDLT recipients of right-lobe grafts were categorized into complex (n=418) and control (n=490) groups based on graft anatomical complexities, such as multiple branches of the hepatic artery, portal vein, inferior hepatic vein (IHV), and bile duct (BD). Outcomes of both donors and recipients were compared, including matched analyses for each anatomical complexity.

Results

Five-year graft survival rates were similar between the complex and cont

SUBMITTER: Yim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690315 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature