Impact of the presence of median arcuate ligament on biliary complications after liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The presence of median arcuate ligament (MAL) during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) may cause a significant reduction in the arterial hepatic flow. The aim of the present study is to investigate the impact of MAL on biliary complications in patients who underwent OLT.

Methods

We performed a retrospective case-control study among patients who underwent OLT in Geneva University Hospital between 2007 and 2017, depending on the presence or absence of MAL. The matching was performed according to age, gender, lab-MELD score at the time of OLT and type of donor (living or dead). The presence of MAL was assessed by an expert liver radiologist on the preoperative CT angiographic evaluation.

Results

The incidence of MAL was 6.1% (19 patients). Baseline char

SUBMITTER: Gialamas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9787474 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature