title: Successful conservative therapy for portal vein thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation.
abstract: Portal vein thrombosis remains a significant cause of graft loss in liver transplantation. A case with thrombosis at the anastomotic site is described. Close follow-up with ultrasound enabled us to treat the patient promptly and successfully with anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kokudo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography