Risk Factors for Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction in Piggyback Liver Transplantation: The Role of Recipient’s Pattern of Hepatic Veins Drainage into the Inferior Vena Cava

摘要

BackgroundThe recipient’s pattern of hepatic veins (HVs) drainage into the inferior vena cava (IVC) (drainage pattern, for short) may influence outflow reconstruction and thus hepatic venous outflow obstruction (HVOO) in piggyback liver transplantation (PBLT). However, no previous study has investigated this association.