Objective To summary the operative technique of liver retransplantation （RLT）.
Methods The clinical data of 62 cases who had received RLT in our institute from Jan. 2003 to Jun. 2012 were analyzed retrospectively， and the experience about RLT was summaried too.
Results The operative time 〔（12.7±3.5） h vs. （10.5±3.0） h〕， bleeding volume （3 431 mL vs. 2 211 mL）， and blood volume transfused during operation （3 229 mL vs. 1 910 mL） in 62 cases who had underwent RLT were longer or higher than that of 38 patients who had underwent the first liver transplantation （LT） in our hospital （P＜0.05）， but there was no significant difference on the model for end-stage liver disease （MELD） score between the 2 groups （P＞0.05）. All cases were followed up for 1-104 months （average 31 months）. Twenty case died within 1 month after RLT， including sever lung or abdominal infection in 13 cases， multiple organ failure in 4 cases， hepatic artery complication in 2 cases， and portal vein complication in 1 case. Eight cases died of tumor recu-rrence during 14-69 months （average 27 months） after RLT. The cumulative survival rate of 1-， 2-， and 5-year of 62 cases of RLT were 67.7%， 59.7%， and 56.4%， respectively. The 34 patients had survived for 3-104 months （average 49 months）， of them， there were biliary stenosis in 3 cases who were cured by interventional radiology treatment， biliary stenosis in 2 cases who were cured by a third RLT， infection in 10 cases who were cured by anti-infective therapy and immunosuppressant adjustment， light rejection in 2 cases who were relieved by dosage increase of oral immunosuppressant， other 17 cases suffered no complications and all in good condition.
Conclusions RLT is an effective method for irreversible graft failure after LT. Proper surgical procedure contributes to the increase of survival rate of patients who has received RLT.
Citation：
ZANG Yunjin,WU Fengdong,SHEN Zhongyang. Key Operative Technique for Improvement of Liver Retransplantation. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2013, 20(3): 241-245. doi:
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