Table 3.
Previous and present cases of hepatic artery dissection after LDLT
| Study | Sex | Age | Primary disease | Graft type | GRWR | Splenectomy | Intimal dissection at anastomosis | Symptom | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaki et al. [6] | Female | 48 | Cryptogenic LC | Right lobe | 0.85 | Yes | None | None | Conservative | 18 months, survival |
| Lin et al. [9] | - | - | - | Right lobe | – | – | Partially | – | Conservative | > 14 months, survival |
| Kim et al. [10] | Female | 54 | - | Left lobe | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Male | 58 | - | Right lobe | – | No | – | – | None | – | |
| Asonuma et al. [11] | Female | 30 | AIH | Left lobe | 0.93 | Yes | Partially | None | Re-anastomosis | 11 months, death* |
| Present case 1 | Male | 51 | HBV-LC | Right lobe | 0.78 | Yes | Partially | None | IVR (coiling) | 6 months, survival |
| Present case 2 | Female | 58 | PBC | Left lobe | 0.76 | Yes | Partially | None | Conservative | 57 months, survival |
GRWR graft weight to recipient body weight ratio, LC liver cirrhosis, AIH autoimmune hepatitis, HBV-LC hepatitis type B virus-liver cirrhosis, IVR interventional radiology, PBC primary biliary cholangitis
*Death due to bleeding from esophageal ulcer