Abstract

Auxiliary liver transplantation reserves whole or part of recipient' native liver while implanting the graft. It call be classified as auxiliary heterotopic liver transplantation and auxiliary orthotopic liver transplantation according to the location of the graft. On the basis of graft volume. it can be categorized as whole liver auxiliary liver transplantation and partial liver auxiliary liver transplantation. Either cadaveric or living donor is available. Because auxiliarg orthotopic liver transplantation is only the partial liver transplantation, so it is also called aunliry orthotopic partial liver transplantation. The. technique of auxiliary liver transplantation progresses with the devehopment of liver transplantation. Great attention is paid to auxiliary liver transplantation because of its special superiority, in spite of some unresolved problems. Key words: auxiliary liver transplantation; auxiliary orthotopie liver transplantation; auxiliary heterotopic liver transplantation

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