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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2023; 15(8): 1825-1830
Published online Aug 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i8.1825
Donor hepatic artery reconstruction based on human embryology: A case report
He-Zhao Zhang, Jun-Hui Lu, Zhi-Yong Shi, Ya-Rong Guo, Wen-Hao Shao, Fan-Xiu Meng, Rui Zhang, An-Hong Zhang, Jun Xu
He-Zhao Zhang, Jun-Hui Lu, Wen-Hao Shao, Fan-Xiu Meng, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, Shanxi Province, China
Zhi-Yong Shi, Rui Zhang, An-Hong Zhang, Jun Xu, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, Shanxi Province, China
Ya-Rong Guo, Department of Oncology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, Shanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the study conception and design; Xu J conducted a strict review of the article and made a critical review of the content; Zhang HZ and Lu JH were responsible for the design of the subject and the writing of the article; Zhang R, Shi ZY, and Zhang AH were responsible for the implementation of the operation; Guo YR was responsible for the literature retrieval; Meng FX and Shao WH were responsible for the collection and interpretation of data; The first draft of the manuscript was written by Zhang HZ and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the relatives of patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Jun Xu, PhD, Chief Physician, Dean, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 85 Jiefang South Road, Taiyuan 030000, Shanxi Province, China. junxuty@163.com
Received: May 2, 2023
Peer-review started: May 2, 2023
First decision: June 16, 2023
Revised: June 20, 2023
Accepted: July 11, 2023
Article in press: July 11, 2023
Published online: August 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The repair of the donor hepatic artery is a very important step in liver transplantation. In the liver with abnormal arterial anatomy, the incidence of hepatic artery injury is very high. We invented a method of donor hepatic artery repair based on human embryology, which is a method of restoring the artery to the embryonic anatomy, greatly reducing the damage probability of the mutated hepatic artery.