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Table 1 29 cases of internal hernia after hepaticojejunostomy in LT

From: Petersen’s hernia after living donor liver transplantation

Case

Author

n

Age (mean)

Graft

After transplantation (mean)

Hernia orifice

Treatment

Prognosis

1–18

Blacher [16]

18

12–62 (48)

Unknown

2 weeks to 10 years (14 months)

Transmesenterics or retroanastomotic

HR or BR or Graft revision

A case died despite two surgical interventions

19

Newton [17]

1

29

Unknown

Unknown

Around Roux-en-Y

HR

Alive

20–23

Khanna [18]

4

12–38 (19)

Unknown

13 days to 10 years (40 months)

Around Roux-en-Y or mesenteric window

HR or BR or small bowel transplantation

A case died after BR

24–27

Lui [19]

4

41–56 (48)

RL

19 to 23 months (20 months)

Around Roux-en-Y or mesenteric window

HR

Alive

28

Eberhardt [20]

1

12

LL

11 years

Around Roux-en-Y

HR

Alive

29

Hayashi [21]

1

42

LL

6 years

Around Roux-en-Y

HR

Alive

  1. RL right lobe, LL left lobe, HR hernia repair, BR bowel resection