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World J Hepatol. Jul 27, 2020; 12(7): 406-412
Published online Jul 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i7.406
Is right lobe liver graft without main right hepatic vein suitable for living donor liver transplantation?
Khaled Demyati, Sami Akbulut, Egemen Cicek, Abuzer Dirican, Cemalettin Koc, Sezai Yilmaz
Khaled Demyati, Sami Akbulut, Egemen Cicek, Abuzer Dirican, Cemalettin Koc, Sezai Yilmaz, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Khaled Demyati, An-Najah National University Hospital, An-Najah National University, Nablus 11941, Palestine
Author contributions: Akbulut S, Koc C and Cicek E designed the report; Akbulut S, and Dirican A performed surgical procedures, Cicek E and Akbulut S collected the patient’s clinical data; Akbulut S, Demyati K and Yilmaz S analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: The patients involved in this study gave their informed written consent prior to study enrollment, authorizing the use and disclosure of protected health information.
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Corresponding author: Sami Akbulut, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig Yolu 10. Km, Malatya 44280, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
Received: March 9, 2020
Peer-review started: March 9, 2020
First decision: April 3, 2020
Revised: May 26, 2020
Accepted: May 28, 2020
Article in press: May 28, 2020
Published online: July 27, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: In this study, we aimed to present two cases who underwent successful right lobe living donor liver transplantation using a right lobe liver graft with rudimentary or congenital absence of the right hepatic vein and describe the utility of a common large opening drainage model in such complex cases. Thanks to this venous reconstruction model, none of the patients developed postoperative complications related to venous drainage.