Liver Explantation in Difficult Scenarios

J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2025 Mar-Apr;15(2):102461. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2024.102461. Epub 2024 Nov 28.

Abstract

Recipient hepatectomy is considered as the most difficult part of a liver transplant operation. This article describes techniques to deal with scenarios like massive caudate lobe, a recipient with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) shunt in situ, a recipient with hepatocellular carcinoma, acute liver failure and a history of previous abdominal surgery.

Keywords: acute liver failure; caudate lobe; hepatocellular cancer; recipient hepatectomy.

Publication types

  • Review