Standard liver volume in the caucasian population

Living donor and split‐liver transplantation techniques require the calculation of a standard liver volume (SLV) as a reference point for the minimal volume necessary for the recipient. We therefore examined whether a widely used formula developed on the basis of a Japanese population sample was als...

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Published inLiver Transplantation and Surgery Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 366 - 368
Main Authors Heinemann, Axel, Wischhusen, Friedel, Püschel, Klaus, Rogiers, Xavier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA W.B. Saunders 01.09.1999
Subjects
Anthropometry
Body Surface Area
European Continental Ancestry Group
Germany
Humans
Liver - anatomy & histology
Liver Transplantation
Mathematics
Middle Aged
Organ Size
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Tissue Donors
Germany
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Summary:Living donor and split‐liver transplantation techniques require the calculation of a standard liver volume (SLV) as a reference point for the minimal volume necessary for the recipient. We therefore examined whether a widely used formula developed on the basis of a Japanese population sample was also adequate for the Caucasian population. The documentation of volumes of 1332 autopsy livers from a German Forensic Medicine Department was used to create a formula for an SLV for the Caucasian population. The Japanese formula estimated the Caucasian liver volume to be on average 322.6 ± 335.8 g (SD) less than they actually were. The following new formula for the calculation of SLV for Caucasians was established by linear regression analysis: Liver volume (mL)  = 1072.8 * body surface area (m2) − 345.7
ISSN:1074-3022
1527-6473
DOI:10.1002/lt.500050516