Hepatic artery reconstruction using an operating microscope in pediatric liver transplantation-Is it worth the effort?
Tomasz DziodzioFriederike MartinSafak GülBrigitta GlobkePaul Viktor RitschlMaximilian JaraKarl-Herbert HillebrandtMaximilian NösserGeorgios KoulaxouzidisUli FehrenbachAlexander GratoppStephan HenningPhilipp BuflerWenzel SchöningMoritz SchmelzleJohann PratschkeChristian WitzelRobert OellingerPublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2021)
In pLT, the use of an OM is significantly associated to reduce HAT rate, biliary complications, and graft loss and outweighs the disadvantages of delayed arterial perfusion and prolonged warm ischemia time (WIT).