Fatty liver caused by portal vein thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation: a case report.
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare complication that occurs after liver transplantation: however, it cannot be ignored as a cause of graft loss and death. We herein report a pediatric case of PVT that caused a fatty change in the graft after living donor liver transplantation. The portal vein was successfully reconstructed using the left great saphenous vein of the same donor. Moreover, the fatty liver recovered after the operation. Our case suggests that the finding of fatty liver is an important marker of PVT and immediate portal reconstruction is performed.
Ogita
Keiko
K
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. ogita@pedsurg.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Taguchi
Tomoaki
T
Soejima
Yuji
Y
Ieiri
Satoshi
S
Katsura
Shunsaku
S
Takada
Narito
N
Matsuura
Toshiharu
T
Yoshizumi
Tomoharu
T
Shimada
Mitsuo
M
Maehara
Yoshihiko
Y
Suita
Sachiyo
S
D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D011169:Portal Vein; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery