Procurement of a whole pancreas and liver from the same cadaveric donor

Surgery. 1989 Jun;105(6):718-23.

Abstract

Analogous arterial and portal circulation to the liver and pancreas has heretofore represented an impediment to the simultaneous procurement of a liver and pancreas from the same cadaveric donor. A surgical approach that allows for the retention of sufficient arterial and portal supply to both allografts is described. Variant hepatic arterial anatomy may be technically managed by the use of a donor iliac artery interposition graft.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cadaver
  • Duodenum / surgery
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Pancreas Transplantation*
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement / methods*