Monosegmental living-donor liver transplantation for infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma

J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Jul;38(7):1108-11. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00206-9.

Abstract

Infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma (IHHE) is a rare vascular tumor that presents before the age of 6 months. The patients with IHHE suffer from high-output congestive heart failure caused by major arteriovenous fisutulas in the liver, which leads to respiratory compromise and results in a high mortality rate despite medical treatments. A case of 4-month-old baby with liver failure caused by IHHE is reported. The baby received an urgent liver transplantation from a living donor. A monosegmental graft was used to mitigate graft-to- recipient size mismatching. The surgical procedure of monosegmental living donor liver transplantation also is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hemangioendothelioma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation / methods*
  • Living Donors*
  • Male