AUTHOR=Muhammad Imran , Rehman Faisal U. L. , Wang Feng , Xiong Xiaopeng , Lianghao Zhang , Jinzhen Cai 

TITLE=Application Effectiveness of Segment IV Portal Vein Reconstruction for Early Postoperative Liver Function Recovery in Split Liver Transplantation

JOURNAL=Transplant International

VOLUME=Volume 36 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/transplant-international/articles/10.3389/ti.2023.10808

DOI=10.3389/ti.2023.10808

ISSN=1432-2277

ABSTRACT=To investigate the significance of portal vein reconstruction in segment IV of liver on early postoperative liver function recovery in split liver transplantation. The clinical data patients of right trilobe split liver transplantation in our center was analyzed. Divided into two groups, including group without portal vein reconstruction and group with portal vein reconstruction. Clinical data of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), albumin (ALB), creatinine (Cr), total bilirubin (TB), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT), lactic acid (Lac) and international normalized ratio (INR) levels was analyzed. The technique of segment IV portal vein reconstruction is beneficial to the early postoperative recovery of liver function. Statistically, there was no significant effect of portal vein reconstruction in the IV segment of the liver on the recovery of liver function within 1 week after split liver transplantation. There was no significant difference in survival rate between the control group and reconstruction group over the 6 months after surgery.