Transplantation of the Liver, 2e
by Sheung Tat Fan, William Ignace Wei, Boon Hun Yong, Theresa Wan-Chun Hui, Alexander Chiu, Peter Wing-Ho Lee
Category: Medical

The book describes in detail the technical aspects of Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT), the routine practice of the world renowned Liver Transplant Team at Hong Kong's Queen Mary Hospital, and our views on various issues of the operation. The thorough review on the history and technical procedures of LDLT and discussion on various aspects of the operation and its future perspectives will serve as a unique reference for surgeons, researchers, nurses, medical students, patients and laypersons seeking information on LDLT. This latest edition offers updated operative results from our center and the latest modifications of the technique. With contributions from a leading microvascular surgeon, a critical care clinician, a psychiatrist, and two anesthetists from the same liver transplant team, the LDLT experience at Queen Mary Hospital is depicted in an even greater extent. Contents:HistoryDonor EvaluationPsychological Assessment of Recipients and Donors in Liver TransplantationSegment II/III GraftLeft Liver Graft (Including the Caudate and the Middle Hepatic Vein)Right Liver Graft (Including the Middle Hepatic Vein)Microvascular Technique of Hepatic Artery AnastomosisAnesthesia Management of the Adult Liver Transplant Recipient and Living DonorAnesthesia for Pediatric Liver TransplantationPerioperative ICU Care of Donors and RecipientsThe Middle Hepatic Vein ControversyBiliary Complications of Right Liver LDLTSmall-for-Size Graft and InjuryDonor ResultsRecipient Results Readership: Surgeons, researchers, nurses, medical students, patients and laypersons seeking information on LDLT. Keywords:Living Donor Liver Transplant;History and Technical Procedures;Operative Results