Successful living donor left liver transplantation by using liver graft with multiple large cysts: a case report

Transplant Proc. 2009 Nov;41(9):3923-6. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.099.

Abstract

There are few reports regarding the use of liver grafts with multiple large cysts in living donor liver transplantation. A 40-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Wilson's disease underwent living donor left liver transplantation; the donor was her 67-year-old mother. The liver graft had multiple large cysts, with a maximum diameter of 9 cm. At donor hepatectomy, the largest cyst and one small cyst were fenestrated, because they were located in the left paramedian sector; the other cysts were left intact. After transplantation, the liver graft exhibited good function with no cyst-related complications, such as hemorrhage, infection, or rupture, despite slight enlargement of the cysts. Thus, a liver graft with multiple large cysts is transplantable. However, the necessity of treating large cysts remains debatable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / complications
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / diagnostic imaging
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / pathology*
  • Echinococcosis, Hepatic / surgery
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver / pathology*
  • Liver Transplantation / methods*
  • Living Donors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome