[Transplantation of the liver right lobe from a related donor]. / Transplantatsiia pravoi doli pecheni ot rodstvennogo donora.

ABSTRACT

From 1997 to 2003 transplantation of liver's right lobe from alive related donor was performed in 64 patients (28 men, 36 women) aged from 6 to 61 years (mean age was 22.6 +/- 3.2 years). Body weight of recipients ranged from 18 to 92 Kg (52.7 +/- 2.8 Kg on average). Indications for surgery were following cirrhosis of liver due to Wilson's disease (34), primary sclerotic cholangitis (6), viral cirrhosis of liver (6), primary biliary cirrhosis (4), Bayler's disease (3), Caroly's disease (3), Budd-Chiary syndrome (3), secondary biliary cirrhosis (2), cirrhosis of liver due to deficient of alpha(1)-antitrypsin (1), hepatocellular carcinoma (1), total nodular transformation of liver (1). Intensive care before transplantation was needed for 68.75% potential recipients. Donors of liver's right lobe were relatives of patients similar to blood group. Age of donors ranged from 18 to 49 years, mean age was 37.9 +/- 1.4 years. Donors underwent right-sided hemihepatectomy, there were no complications. Lethal outcome in recipients was seen in 2 (3.1%) cases and was not associated with function of transplant. Lethal outcome in long-term period after transplantation was seen in 4 (6.5%) cases. All the others patients survived and followed from 1 to 73 months (23.8 +/- 2.4 months on average). Quality of life was good. Transplantation of liver's right lobe from related donor is the independent line in orthotopic transplantation of liver and ensure reliable results.