Clinical Study

Venous Outflow Reconstruction in Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant: Outcome of a Policy for Right Lobe Grafts without the Middle Hepatic Vein

Table 5

Hepatic venous variations in donor (actual intraoperative findings) and their reconstruction.

Hepatic venous variations in donorNumber of cases Reconstruction Method of reconstruction

Single IRHV11All All IRHVs were anastomosed to IVC through an opening separate of that of RHV
2 IRHV1YesInterposition graft between 2 IRHVs into one opening into IVC
V51YesInterposition graft between V5 and RHV into one opening into IVC
V81YesInterposition graft between V8 and RHV into one opening into IVC
V5 + V81Neither of themā€”
2 IRHV + V81BothInterposition graft between 2 IRHVs into one opening into IVC, V8 to RHV