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Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report

Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation with small partial liver grafts often requires intraoperative portal inflow modulation to prevent portal hyperperfusion and subsequent small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). However, there are concerns about the specific morbidity of these modulation techni...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Guang-Peng, Qu, Wei, Zeng, Zhi-Gui, Sun, Li-Ying, Liu, Ying, Wei, Lin, Zhu, Zhi-Jun
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8842677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35174187
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.818825
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author Zhou, Guang-Peng
Qu, Wei
Zeng, Zhi-Gui
Sun, Li-Ying
Liu, Ying
Wei, Lin
Zhu, Zhi-Jun
author_facet Zhou, Guang-Peng
Qu, Wei
Zeng, Zhi-Gui
Sun, Li-Ying
Liu, Ying
Wei, Lin
Zhu, Zhi-Jun
author_sort Zhou, Guang-Peng
collection PubMed
description Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation with small partial liver grafts often requires intraoperative portal inflow modulation to prevent portal hyperperfusion and subsequent small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). However, there are concerns about the specific morbidity of these modulation techniques. This study aims to lower post-perfusion portal venous pressure and correct severe hypersplenism in a patient with end-stage liver cirrhosis by simultaneous subtotal splenectomy during auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation (APOLT). A 29-year-old man was diagnosed with cryptogenic cirrhosis and severe portal hypertension suffered recurrent acute variceal bleeding, severe thrombocytopenia, and massive ascites before admission to our hospital. After the recipient's left liver was resected, we performed APOLT using his 51-year-old father's left lobe graft with a graft-to-recipient weight ratio of 0.55%. Intraoperatively, simultaneous subtotal splenectomy was performed to lower graft post-perfusion portal vein pressure below 15 mmHg and correct severe hypersplenism-related pancytopenia. The recipient's postoperative hospital course was uneventful with no occurrence of SFSS and procedure-related complications. Platelet and leukocyte counts remained in the normal ranges postoperatively. The living donor was discharged 6 days after the operation and recovered well-with no complications. After a follow-up period of 35.3 months, both the recipient and donor live with good liver function and overall condition. This is the first case report of simultaneous subtotal splenectomy during APOLT using small-for-size living-donated left liver lobes, which is demonstrated to be a viable procedure for modulating portal inflow and correcting severe hypersplenism in selected adult patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis. APOLT using a small-for-size liver graft may be a safe and feasible treatment option for selected adult patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis.
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spelling pubmed-88426772022-02-15 Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report Zhou, Guang-Peng Qu, Wei Zeng, Zhi-Gui Sun, Li-Ying Liu, Ying Wei, Lin Zhu, Zhi-Jun Front Med (Lausanne) Medicine Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation with small partial liver grafts often requires intraoperative portal inflow modulation to prevent portal hyperperfusion and subsequent small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). However, there are concerns about the specific morbidity of these modulation techniques. This study aims to lower post-perfusion portal venous pressure and correct severe hypersplenism in a patient with end-stage liver cirrhosis by simultaneous subtotal splenectomy during auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation (APOLT). A 29-year-old man was diagnosed with cryptogenic cirrhosis and severe portal hypertension suffered recurrent acute variceal bleeding, severe thrombocytopenia, and massive ascites before admission to our hospital. After the recipient's left liver was resected, we performed APOLT using his 51-year-old father's left lobe graft with a graft-to-recipient weight ratio of 0.55%. Intraoperatively, simultaneous subtotal splenectomy was performed to lower graft post-perfusion portal vein pressure below 15 mmHg and correct severe hypersplenism-related pancytopenia. The recipient's postoperative hospital course was uneventful with no occurrence of SFSS and procedure-related complications. Platelet and leukocyte counts remained in the normal ranges postoperatively. The living donor was discharged 6 days after the operation and recovered well-with no complications. After a follow-up period of 35.3 months, both the recipient and donor live with good liver function and overall condition. This is the first case report of simultaneous subtotal splenectomy during APOLT using small-for-size living-donated left liver lobes, which is demonstrated to be a viable procedure for modulating portal inflow and correcting severe hypersplenism in selected adult patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis. APOLT using a small-for-size liver graft may be a safe and feasible treatment option for selected adult patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8842677/ /pubmed/35174187 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.818825 Text en Copyright © 2022 Zhou, Qu, Zeng, Sun, Liu, Wei and Zhu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Medicine
Zhou, Guang-Peng
Qu, Wei
Zeng, Zhi-Gui
Sun, Li-Ying
Liu, Ying
Wei, Lin
Zhu, Zhi-Jun
Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report
title Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report
title_full Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report
title_fullStr Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report
title_short Successful Simultaneous Subtotal Splenectomy During Left Lobe Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Portal Inflow Modulation and Severe Hypersplenism Correction: A Case Report
title_sort successful simultaneous subtotal splenectomy during left lobe auxiliary liver transplantation for portal inflow modulation and severe hypersplenism correction: a case report
topic Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8842677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35174187
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.818825
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