The role of intraoperative ultrasonography in detection of hepatic vein variations in living donor liver transplantation.
Uğur KesimalKağan ÇekenAdnan KabaalioğluAyhan DinçkanEmel DurmazMetin ÇubukAli ApaydınTimur SindelPublished in: Journal of ultrasound (2021)
CTA is superior to IOUS in detecting segment 5 and 8 veins draining into the middle hepatic vein. However, IOUS is more accurate in predicting which vessels are going to be anastomosed. For a complete and accurate assessment, both imaging modalities should be used to complement each other, and their respective advantages and disadvantages should be known.