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Computed Tomography Donor Liver Volumetry Before Liver Transplantation in Infants ≤10 Kg: Does the Estimated Graft Diameter Affect the Outcome? by Nagoud Schukfeh; Maren Schulze; Anna Charlotte Holland; Jens Dingemann; Dieter P. Hoyer; Andreas Paul; Jens M. Theysohn is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Aim of the study Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is regularly performed in small-sized infants. Computed tomography (CT)-based donor liver volumetry is used to estimate the graft size. The aim of our study was to assess the results of CT liver volumetry and their impact on the clinical outcome after LDLT in extremely small-sized infants. ## Patients and methods In this study, we included all patients with a body weight of ≤10 kg who underwent living related liver transplantation at our centre between January 2004 and December 2014. In all cases of LDLT, a preoperative CT scan of the donor liver was performed, and the total liver and graft volumes were calculated. The graft shape was estimated by measuring the ventro-dorsal (thickness), cranio-caudal, and transversal (width) diameter of segment II/III. We assessed the impact of CT donor liver volumetry and other risk factors on the outcome, defined as patient and graft survival. ## Results In the study period, a total of 48 living related liver transplantations were performed at our centre in infants ≤10 kg [20 male (42%), 28 female (58%)]. The mean weight was 7.3 kg (range 4.4–10 kg). Among the recipients,
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- Author
- Nagoud Schukfeh; Maren Schulze; Anna Charlotte Holland; Jens Dingemann; Dieter P. Hoyer; Andreas Paul; Jens M. Theysohn
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)