title: [Hepatic veno-occlusive disease: indication for liver transplantation?].
abstract: Since 1976 liver replacement has become a widespread and successful procedure in the management of acute or chronic Budd-Chiari syndrome. Since transcaval resection of the liver with direct hepato-atrial anastomosis provides a less formidable method of treating Budd-Chiari syndrome, we consider liver transplantation only in cases with thrombosis of central liver veins (veno-occlusive disease). Even in such a desperate situation liver transplantation can be very helpful, as documented in this report.
authors.affiliation: Departement Chirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Decurtins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Largiadèr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology; D006504:Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
vernacular_title: Lebervenenverschlusskrankheit: Indikation zur Lebertransplantation?