Liver transplantation in patients with intrahepatic stones: report of two cases.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the feasibility and rationality of liver transplantation as an indication for patients with intrahepatic stones.


METHODS
Liver transplantation was successfully performed for a 28-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, both with intrahepatic stones.


RESULTS
Patient 1 had digestive tract bleeding on the postoperative day 6 and he was discharged from the hospital on the postoperative day 25. He is in good health 14 months after operation. Patient 2 also had hemorrhage from the digestive tract on the postoperative day 44 and a leakage of end-to-side intestinal anastomosis on the postoperative day 47. She has resumed her work and is in good health from the postoperative month 12.


CONCLUSIONS
Liver transplantation is safe and effective for patients with intrahepatic stones.
Yan
Lu-Nan
LN
Department of Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. yanlunan@hotmail.com
Lu
Shi-Chun
SC
Li
Bo
B
Lin
Qi-Yuan
QY
Wen
Tian-Fu
TF
Zeng
Yong
Y
Cheng
Nan-Sheng
NS
Zhao
Ji-Chun
JC
Zhou
Yong
Y
Tian
Bo-Le
BL
Hu
Wei-Ming
WM
Shu
Ye
Y
D000328:Adult; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome