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KMID : 0361120200340030204
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Korean Journal of Transplantation
2020 Volume.34 No. 3 p.204 ~ p.209
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Pediatric split liver transplantation using a hyperreduced left lateral segment graft in an infant weighing 4 kg
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Namgoong Jung-Man
Hwang Shin
Kim Dae-Yeon
Song Gi-Won
Ahn Chul-Soo
Kim Kyung-Mo
Oh Seak-Hee
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Abstract
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We present a case of successful split liver transplantation (LT) using a hyperreduced left lateral segment (LLS) graft in a 106-day-old female infant patient weighing 4 kg. The patient was diagnosed with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. Her general condition and liver function deteriorated progressively and she was finally allocated for a split LT under status 1. The deceased donor was a 20-year-old female weighing 63.7 kg. We performed in situ liver splitting and in situ size reduction sequentially. The weight of the hyperreduced LLS graft was 225 g, with a graft-recipient weight ratio of 5.5%. We performed recipient hepatectomy and graft implantation according to the standard procedures for pediatric living-donor LT. Since the graft was too large for primary abdomen closure, the abdominal wall was closed in three stages to make a prosthetic silo, temporary closure with a xenograft sheet, and final primary repair over 2 weeks. The patient has been doing well for more than 6 years after transplantation. In conclusion, split LT using a hyperreduced LLS graft can be a useful option for treating small infants. However, large-for-size graft-related problems, particularly in terms of graft thickness, still remain to be solved.
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KEYWORD
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Infant, Large-for-size graft, Pediatric transplantation, Graft-recipient weight ratio, Left lateral segment
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