Retrospective observation of therapeutic effects of adult auxiliary partial living donor liver transplantation on postpartum acute liver failure: A case report

Figure 1 Liver biopsy prior to liver donation. A: Normal liver structure (HE, × 100); B: No hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 100).

Figure 2 One month after liver transplantation. A: Mild hepatitis with portal inflammation (HE, × 100); B: Immunohistochemical staining of cytoplasms for hepatitis B core antibody (DAB, × 100).

Figure 3 Three months after liver transplantation. A: Return to almost normal liver structure (HE, × 40); B: No hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 40).

Figure 4 Six months after liver transplantation. A: Almost normal liver structure with a little matrix deposition in portals (HE, × 100); B: No hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 100).

Figure 5 One year after liver transplantation. A: Almost normal liver structure (HE, × 100); B: No hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 100).

Figure 6 Histology of recipient liver. A: Acute severe hepatitis with massive necrosis (HE, × 100); B: Hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 100).

Figure 7 Histology of recipient residual left liver one week later. A: Acute hepatitis with less massive necrosis (HE, × 40); B: Hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 40).

Figure 8 Histology of recipient residual left liver one month later. A: Restored hepatic structure with several fine fibrous septa (HE, × 40); B: No hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 100).

Figure 9 Histology of recipient residual left liver three months later. A: Almost normal liver structure (HE, × 40); B: Hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 40).

Figure 10 Histology of recipient residual left liver one year later. A: Normal liver structure (HE, × 40); B: No hepatocyte immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B surface antigen (DAB, × 40).

Figure 11 Computed tomography scan of fused liver one month after operation and 3-D reconstruction of hepatic vessels. Donated right liver graft (solid arrows); Residual native left liver lobe (dotted arrows).