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. 2025 Sep 28;13(9):785-789.
doi: 10.14218/JCTH.2025.00107. Epub 2025 Jul 22.

Heterotopic Auxiliary Liver Transplantation in a Child with Portal Hypertension Using a Discarded Partial Right Liver Allograft from an Adult Patient with Alveolar Echinococcosis

Chong Yang  1 , Xinyu You  1 , Donghui Cheng  1 , Wenbin Cao  2 , Tao Lu  3 , Wenjun Jiang  4 , Jipeng Jiang  1 , Bangyou Zuo  1 , Yu Zhang  1
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Heterotopic Auxiliary Liver Transplantation in a Child with Portal Hypertension Using a Discarded Partial Right Liver Allograft from an Adult Patient with Alveolar Echinococcosis

Chong Yang et al. J Clin Transl Hepatol. .
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. The enhanced CT scan and 3D model of the two patients.
(A1-D1) The enhanced CT scan of the hepatic AE patient (A1: the 3D model of the CT images; B1: coronal position/venous phase; C1: sagittal position/venous phase; D1: sagittal position/arterial phase). (A2–D2) The enhanced CT scan of the girl with PV cavernous transformation and portal hypertension (A2: coronal position/venous phase; B2: sagittal position/venous phase; C2: coronal position/arterial phase; D2: sagittal position/arterial phase). CT, computed tomography; AE, alveolar echinococcosis; 3D, three-dimensional; PV, portal vein.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. The brief procedure for the surgery and schematic diagram.
(A) AE mass and potential discarded allograft from the AE patient; (B) cold perfusion on the ice table for the right half liver; (C) AE mass resection, vascular reconstruction of the allograft in vitro; (D) heterotopic auxiliary LT of the discarded allograft from the AE patient; (E) the patient with PHT; (F) the discarded allograft was transplanted to splenic vessels after splenectomy to relieve PHT. SMV, superior mesenteric vein; PV, portal vein; LRV, left renal vein; HV, hepatic vein; HA, hepatic artery; BD, bile duct; SA, splenic artery; SV, splenic vein; AE, alveolar echinococcosis; LT, liver transplantation; PHT, portal hypertension.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. The volumes of the girl’s native and transplant liver.
(A) One month post-operation, native liver: 434 mL, transplant liver: 232 mL; (B) Three months post-operation, native liver: 236 mL, transplant liver: 365 mL; (C) Five months post-operation, native liver: 205 mL, transplant liver: 397 mL; (D) 10 months post-operation, native liver: 174 mL, transplant liver: 443 mL.
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