Techniques for Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis during Liver Transplantation

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) poses a unique challenge in liver transplant. The management of PVT differs according to the extent of thrombosis. Anastomosis of a donor portal vein to a varix is a viable option when an adequate size varix is identified on preoperative imaging or intraoperatively. Here...

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Main Authors: Navdeep Singh, Kenneth Washburn, Sylvester Black, Austin Schenk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8875196
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Summary:Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) poses a unique challenge in liver transplant. The management of PVT differs according to the extent of thrombosis. Anastomosis of a donor portal vein to a varix is a viable option when an adequate size varix is identified on preoperative imaging or intraoperatively. Here, we describe our experience in two liver transplant cases with cavernous transformation of the portal vein where the donor portal vein was anastomosed to a varix using a donor iliac vein interposition graft.
ISSN:2090-6943
2090-6951