Comprehensive Guide to Laparoscope-assisted Graft Harvesting in Live Donors for Living-donor Liver Transplantation: Perspective of Laparoscopic Vision

Overview

Journal Ann Gastroenterol

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2017 Jan 3

PMID 28042248

Citations 7

Authors

Tomohide Hori

Toshimi Kaido

Taku Iida

Shintaro Yagi

Shinji Uemoto

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Abstract

Background: A living donor (LD) for liver transplantation (LT) is the best target for minimally invasive surgery. Laparoscope-assisted surgery (LAS) for LDs has gradually evolved. A donor safety rate of 100% should be guaranteed.

Methods: We began performing LAS for LDs in June 2012. The aim of this report is to describe the surgical procedures of LAS in detail, discuss various tips and pitfalls, and address the potential for a smooth transition to more advanced LAS.

Results: Preoperative planning based on three-dimensional image analysis is a powerful tool for successful surgery. The combination of liver retraction/countertraction and the pressure produced by pneumoperitoneum widens the dissectible/cuttable layer, increasing the safety of LAS. A flexible laparoscope provides excellent magnified vision in both the horizontal view along the inferior vena cava, under adequate liver retraction, and in the lateral view, to harvest left-sided grafts in critical procedures. Intentional omission of painful incisions is beneficial for LDs. Hepatectomy using a smaller midline incision is safe if a hanging maneuver is used. Safe transition from LAS to a hybrid technique involving a combination of pure laparoscopic surgery and subsequent open surgery seems possible.

Conclusion: LDLT surgeons have a very broad intellectual and technical frontier.

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