title: A new biliodigestive anastomosis technique after hepatic artery thrombosis as bridge to liver retransplantation: a case presentation.
abstract: Arterial complications after liver transplantation are frequent. Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is usually associated with biliary complications. Herein we have reported a case of a patient who was admitted for jaundice, itch, and elevated aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels at 6 weeks after liver transplantation. HAT associated with a biloma was diagnosed and an urgent operation performed requiring a new biliodigestive anastomosis technique. Fourteen months after the first transplant, the patient was retransplanted. The operation performed may be an alternative to treat biliary complications due to late HAT.
authors: Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil.
authors: J H P
authors: JH
authors: Garcia
authors: J B M
authors: JB
authors: Vasconcelos
authors: B P A
authors: BP
authors: Gonçalves
authors: P E G
authors: PE
authors: Costa
authors: M A P
authors: MA
authors: Barros
authors: C F G
authors: CF
authors: Viana
authors: I R C
authors: IR
authors: Brasil
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Lopes
authors: T D
authors: TD
authors: Rocha
authors: C R F
authors: CR
authors: Forte
authors: G R
authors: GR
authors: Coelho
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012086:Reoperation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome