September 1992, VOLUME 159
NUMBER 3

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September 1992, Volume 159, Number 3

Left-lobe hepatic transplants: spectrum of normal imaging findings.

Citation: American Journal of Roentgenology. 1992;159: 497-501. 10.2214/ajr.159.3.1503013

ABSTRACT :

The limited availability of suitable size-matched donor whole organs has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and children requiring liver transplantation. Techniques for transplanting segments of the liver have successfully addressed this problem. The surgical anatomy of the left hepatic lobe transplant is unique in three primary respects: the cut edge, the presence of an enteric Roux loop for biliary drainage, and the alteration in the position and number of hepatic vessels. The spectrum of normal imaging findings in 17 left-lobe allografts is illustrated.

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American Journal of Roentgenology. 1992;159:493-495. 10.2214/ajr.159.3.1503012
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