2018, 6 (1):
34-38.
Objective To study the surgical technique and clinical effect of combined transplantation of abdominal organ cluster(liver,pancreas-duodenum)and kidney for the treatment of posthepatitic cirrhosis combined with uremia and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Methods A patient suffered from Hepatitis B cirrhosis, uremia and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus underwent abdominal organ cluster and kidney transplantation in July, 2016. After the patient’s liver was removed, the organ cluster involving liver, pancreas and duodenum was implanted orthotopically. The hepatic vein of liver was anatomosed in classic pattern. The recipient's portal vein was then anastomosed to the side of the donor portal vein above the upper border of donor pancrea. The common hepatic artery and superior mesenteric artery of graft were reconstructedwith branches of an iliac artery and their common trunck was anastomosed to the recipientt's common hepatic artery. The side wall of graft duodenum was anastomosed to of the side wall of native proximal jejunum in manner of Roux-en-Y. The kidney graft was placed in right iliac fossa. Abdominal organ cluster and kidney were from a same donor. A quadruple immunosuppressive regimen including anti-IL-2 receptor antibody(simulect), tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil(MMF)and steroids was employed to prevent rejection. Results Two weeks after the operation, the liver and kidney functions returned to their normal ranges. Insulin was weaned off 3 weeks after operation, and the blood glucose level remained normal afterthat. Conclusion Combined abdominal organ cluster and kidney transplantation was an effective method to treat end-stage liver disease, uremia and type 2 diabetes mellitus.