Living Doror Liver Transplantation

The book describes in detail the technical aspects of Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT), the routine practice of the world renowned Liver Transplant Team at Hong Kong's Queen Mary Hospital, and our views on various issues of the operation. The thorough review on the history and technical procedures of LDLT and discussion on various aspects of the operation and its future perspectives will serve as a unique reference for surgeons, researchers, nurses, medical students, patients and laypersons seeking information on LDLT.

This latest edition offers updated operative results from our center and the latest modifications of the technique. With contributions from a leading microvascular surgeon, a critical care clinician, a psychiatrist, and two anesthetists from the same liver transplant team, the LDLT experience at Queen Mary Hospital is depicted in an even greater extent.

Contents:

* History
* Donor Evaluation
* Psychological Assessment of Recipients and Donors in Liver Transplantation
* Segment II/III Graft
* Left Liver Graft (Including the Caudate and the Middle Hepatic Vein)
* Right Liver Graft (Including the Middle Hepatic Vein)
* Microvascular Technique of Hepatic Artery Anastomosis
* Anesthesia Management of the Adult Liver Transplant Recipient and Living Donor
* Anesthesia for Pediatric Liver Transplantation
* Perioperative ICU Care of Donors and Recipients
* The Middle Hepatic Vein Controversy
* Biliary Complications of Right Liver LDLT
* Small-for-Size Graft and Injury
* Donor Results
* Recipient Results

Sheung Tat Fan (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), William Ignace Wei (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Boon Hun Yong (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Theresa Wan-Chun Hui (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Alexander Chiu (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), & Peter Wing-Ho Lee (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)