Use of a donor aortic cross for arterial reconstruction of the pancreaticoduodenal allograft

Clin Transplant. 1998 Jun;12(3):165-7.

Abstract

Combined liver-pancreas procurement generally requires back bench reconstruction of the arterial blood supply with a donor Y-iliac graft to the pancreas graft. A modified vascular reconstruction that uses donor aortic cross including the brachiocephalic trunk and the left carotid artery as a single arterial patch is presented. This is useful when iliac grafts are unavailable or are being used as an alternative technique.

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
  • Aorta / transplantation*
  • Brachiocephalic Trunk / transplantation*
  • Carotid Artery, Common / transplantation*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Pancreas / blood supply
  • Pancreas Transplantation / methods*