A new surgical strategy for preventing large-for-size syndrome after DCD liver transplantation in adults_CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY

Authors：

JIANG Li ,  YAN Lünan ,  YANG Jiayin

Department of Liver Surgery/Liver Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

YAN Lünan, Email: yanlunan688@163.com; YANG Jiayin, Email: doctoryjy@scu.edu.cn

Keywords：

large-for-size syndrome; reduced-size liver transplantation; split liver transplantation; ex vivo right posterior sectionectomy

DOI：

10.7507/1007-9424.202204025

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Large-for-size syndrome (LFSS) is a fatal complication of abdominal and thoracic organ compression due to mismatch of the size of the graft and recipient abdominal cavity. In recent years, with the increased prevalence of obesity epidemic among the donor pool, the incidence of LFSS tends to increase in adult liver transplantation. However, it is still unclear how to effectively prevent LFSS after adult death after citizen death (DCD) liver transplantation. Almost all transplantation centers rely on experience to deal with it, and there is no objective prevention strategy. This article summarizes the current problems in preventing LFSS after adult DCD liver transplantation, and our team’s exploration of the existing problems.

Citation： JIANG Li, YAN Lünan, YANG Jiayin. A new surgical strategy for preventing large-for-size syndrome after DCD liver transplantation in adults. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2022, 29(5): 576-581. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202204025 Copy

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2. Jacob M, Saif R, Reddy J, et al. Extreme large-for-size syndrome after adult liver transplantation: a model for predicting a potentially lethal complication. Liver Transpl, 2018, 24(3): 442-443.
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6. Levesque E, Duclos J, Ciacio O, et al. Influence of larger graft weight to recipient weight on the post-liver transplantation course. Clin Transplant, 2013, 27(2): 239-247.
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9. Emond JC, Freeman RB Jr, Renz JF, et al. Optimizing the use of donated cadaver livers: analysis and policy development to increase the application of split-liver transplantation. Liver Transpl, 2002, 8(10): 863-872.
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13. Eldeen FZ, Lee CF, Lee CS, et al. “Passing loop” technique: a new modification of the piggyback technique tailored to voluminous liver grafts–case report. Transplant Proc, 2013, 45(2): 831-832.
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15. Pu X, He D, Liao A, et al. A novel strategy for preventing posttransplant large-for-size syndrome in adult liver transplant recipients: a pilot study. Transpl Int, 2022, 35: 10177. doi: 10.3389/ti.2021.10177.

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