Portal vein thrombosis: an emergency solution for blood flow in liver transplantation.
Recipient portal vein thrombosis in liver transplantation is a contingency that increases surgical difficulty as well as patient morbidity and mortality. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a surgical technique for reconstruction of portal blood flow in emergency situations of portal vein thrombosis with inadequate blood flow and a poor vascular bed for re-vascularization.
Hepatopancreaticobiliary and Transplant Surgery Unit, H.U. Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
Angel
A
Bernardos
Juan
J
Serrano
Miguel A
MA
Gomez
Inmaculada
I
Garcia
Maria Jesús
MJ
Tamayo
Felipe
F
Pareja
Concepción
C
Diaz
Cristobalina
C
Martín
D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D008102:Liver Circulation; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*