Choledochoduodenostomy Michael A. Zimmerman Igal Kam DEFINITION Biliary reconstruction during cadaveric or living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is predominantly performed in duct-to-duct fashion using the Roux-en-Y choledocho- or hepaticojejunostomy as…
Roux-en-Y Biliary Reconstruction David Lee Joohyun Kim DEFINITION Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYH) was described by Cesar Roux in 1926 to reconstruct drainage of the esophagus following a total gastrectomy. This configuration…
Standard Choledochocholedochostomy Susan C. Pitt Christopher D. Anderson DEFINITION Choledochocholedochostomy is the primary anastomosis of the recipient common bile duct to the donor common bile duct. This is the most…
Arterial Reconstruction in Children Jaimie D. Nathan Brian S. Pan Greg M. Tiao DEFINITION Hepatic arterial reconstruction in pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation is defined as the creation of vascular anastomoses…
Arterial Reconstruction with an Aortic Conduit Amit K. Mathur Theodore H. Welling DEFINITION Hepatic artery reconstruction during liver transplantation is rarely required to the recipient aorta for use as arterial…
Arterial Reconstruction with Replaced Hepatic Arteries Paolo R. Salvalaggio Jefferson A. Alves Roberto F. Meirelles Jr Sergio P. Meira Filho Marcelo B. Rezende DEFINITION Arterial reconstruction during deceased donor liver…
Standard Arterial R econstruction Matthew H. Levine DEFINITION Arterial reconstruction of a whole liver allograft occurs as one of the standard anastomoses in orthotopic liver transplantation; the others including the…
Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis Ashish Singhal Flavio Paterno Shimul A. Shah DEFINITION Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) refers to the thrombotic occlusion of the portal lumen, which can affect the…
Pediatric Portal Vein Reconstruction Shant Shekherdimian Annie Fecteau DEFINITION Portal vein (PV) reconstruction is defined as the restoration of blood flow from the recipient portal venous system to the transplanted…
Bicaval Liver Transplantation (with Venovenous Bypass) Greg J. McKenna DEFINITION Bicaval liver transplant (caval interposition) is defined as the removal of a diseased liver along with its retrohepatic vena cava,…
