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Article: Estimating liver weight of adults by body weight and gender

TitleEstimating liver weight of adults by body weight and gender
Authors
KeywordsEstimated standard liver weight
Liver transplantation
Issue Date2006
PublisherBaishideng Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/index.htm
Citation
World Journal Of Gastroenterology, 2006, v. 12 n. 14, p. 2217-2222 How to Cite?
AbstractAim: To estimate the standard liver weight for assessing adequacies of graft size in live donor liver transplantation and remnant liver in major hepatectomy for cancer. Methods: In this study, anthropometric data of body weight and body height were tested for a correlation with liver weight in 159 live liver donors who underwent donor right hepatectomy including the middle hepatic vein. Liver weights were calculated from the right lobe graft weight obtained at the back table, divided by the proportion of the right lobe on the computed tomography. Results: The subjects, all Chinese, had a mean age of 35.8 ± 10.5 years, and a female to male ratio of 118:41. The mean volume of the right lobe was 710.14 ± 131.46 mL and occupied 64.55% ± 4.47% of the whole liver on computed tomography. Right lobe weighed 598.90 ± 117.39 g and the estimated liver weight was 927.54 ± 168.78 g. When body weight and body height were subjected to multiple stepwise linear regression analysis, body height was found to be insignificant. Females of the same body weight had a slightly lower liver weight. A formula based on body weight and gender was derived: Estimated standard liver weight (g) = 218 + BW (kg) × 12.3 + gender × 51 (R 2=0.48) (female = 0, male = 1). Based on the anthropometric data of these 159 subjects, liver weights were calculated using previously published formulae derived from studies on Caucasian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. All formulae overestimated liver weights compared to this formula. The Japanese formula overestimated the estimated standard liver weight (ESLW) for adults less than 60 kg. Conclusion: A formula applicable to Chinese males and females is available. A formula for individual races appears necessary. © 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83698
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dc.contributor.authorChan, SCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, CLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, BKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, EWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFan, STen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:44:09Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:44:09Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationWorld Journal Of Gastroenterology, 2006, v. 12 n. 14, p. 2217-2222en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1007-9327en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83698-
dc.description.abstractAim: To estimate the standard liver weight for assessing adequacies of graft size in live donor liver transplantation and remnant liver in major hepatectomy for cancer. Methods: In this study, anthropometric data of body weight and body height were tested for a correlation with liver weight in 159 live liver donors who underwent donor right hepatectomy including the middle hepatic vein. Liver weights were calculated from the right lobe graft weight obtained at the back table, divided by the proportion of the right lobe on the computed tomography. Results: The subjects, all Chinese, had a mean age of 35.8 ± 10.5 years, and a female to male ratio of 118:41. The mean volume of the right lobe was 710.14 ± 131.46 mL and occupied 64.55% ± 4.47% of the whole liver on computed tomography. Right lobe weighed 598.90 ± 117.39 g and the estimated liver weight was 927.54 ± 168.78 g. When body weight and body height were subjected to multiple stepwise linear regression analysis, body height was found to be insignificant. Females of the same body weight had a slightly lower liver weight. A formula based on body weight and gender was derived: Estimated standard liver weight (g) = 218 + BW (kg) × 12.3 + gender × 51 (R 2=0.48) (female = 0, male = 1). Based on the anthropometric data of these 159 subjects, liver weights were calculated using previously published formulae derived from studies on Caucasian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. All formulae overestimated liver weights compared to this formula. The Japanese formula overestimated the estimated standard liver weight (ESLW) for adults less than 60 kg. Conclusion: A formula applicable to Chinese males and females is available. A formula for individual races appears necessary. © 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBaishideng Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/index.htmen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Journal of Gastroenterologyen_HK
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectEstimated standard liver weighten_HK
dc.subjectLiver transplantationen_HK
dc.subject.meshBody Weight-
dc.subject.meshLiver - anatomy and histology-
dc.subject.meshRegression Analysis-
dc.subject.meshSex Factors-
dc.subject.meshTomography, X-Ray Computed-
dc.titleEstimating liver weight of adults by body weight and genderen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=1007-9327&volume=12&issue=14&spage=2217&epage=2222&date=2006&atitle=Estimating+liver+weight+of+adults+by+body+weight+and+genderen_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, SC: chanlsc@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLo, CM: chungmlo@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailFan, ST: stfan@hku.hken_HK
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dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.2217-
dc.identifier.pmid16610024-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC4087649-
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dc.identifier.volume12en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_HK
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