Spontaneous revascularization of arterial thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation.
Hepatic artery thrombosis remains a significant cause of graft loss in liver transplantation. We describe a case with thrombosis of the middle hepatic artery that revascularized spontaneously. Close follow-up with duplex ultrasound enabled us to treat the patient promptly and successfully with anticoagulants and antibiotics.
Sugawara
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Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Ohtsuka
H
H
Kaneko
J
J
Imamura
H
H
Makuuchi
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator