Wednesday, July 11, 2001

Living Donor and Split Liver
Transplantation Symposium
Room: Potsdam I

08:30 - 08:45

Introduction / Overview
Ronald Busuttil, Los Angeles
Koichi Tanaka, Kyoto

DIDACTIC SESSION

08:45 - 09:00

Anatomy and imaging
Masatoshi Makuuchi, Tokyo

09:00 - 09:10

Liver regeneration
Anthony Demetrius, Pittsburgh

09:10 - 09:20

Hemodynamic changes
Amadeo Marcos, Rochester

09:20 - 09:30

Donor selection factors
Tetsuya Kiuchi, Kyoto

09:30 - 10:00

Discussion

10:00 - 10:30

Break

SURGICAL TECHNIQUES

10:30 - 10:40

Left lateral (pediatric)
Bruno Gridelli, Bergamo

10:40 - 10:50

Right lobe
Christoph Broelsch, Essen

10:50 - 11:00

Venous reconstruction
Rafik Mark Ghobrial, Los Angeles

11:00 - 11:10

Bile duct
Jorge Reyes, Pittsburgh

11:10 - 11:25

Discussion

11:25 - 11:35

Split (left lateral - extended right)
Nigel Heaton, London

11:35 - 11:45

Split (left to right)
Xavier Rogiers, Hamburg

11:45 - 12:00

Discussion

12:00 - 13:15

Lunch

CONTROVERSIES

13:15 - 13:35

Statement: Adult living donor transplants should be restricted to the "good risk recipient".
Pro: Jacques Belghiti, Clichy
Con: Shinji Uemoto, Kyoto

13:35 - 13:50

Discussion

13:50 - 14:05

Statement: Should the split organ be regarded as two organs?
Rationale: Ronald Busuttil, Los Angeles
Implementation: Henri Bismuth, Villejuif

14:05 - 14:20

Discussion

14:20 - 14:35

Statement: Should the middle hepatic vein be reconstructed?
Pro: SungGyu Lee, Seoul
Con: Thomas Steinmueller, Berlin

14:35 - 14:45

Discussion

14:45 - 15:00

Break

REGISTRY UPDATES

15:00 - 15:10

North American Registry
Ronald Busuttil, Los Angeles

15:10 - 15:20

European Registry
Christoph Broelsch, Essen

15:20 - 15:30

Asian Registry
Hiroyuki Furukawa, Sapporo

ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS

15:30 - 17:00

Chairs:
Peter Neuhaus, Berlin
Koichi Tanaka, Kyoto

Summary: Abstract outcomes
John Fung, Pittsburgh

17:15 - 17:30

Summary
Ronald Busuttil, Los Angeles

This symposium is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.