A new biliodigestive anastomosis technique after hepatic artery thrombosis as bridge to liver retransplantation: a case presentation.
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.
Garcia
J H P
JH
Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil.
Vasconcelos
J B M
JB
Gonçalves
B P A
BP
Costa
P E G
PE
Barros
M A P
MA
Viana
C F G
CF
Brasil
I R C
IR
Lopes
P M
PM
Rocha
T D
TD
Forte
C R F
CR
Coelho
G R
GR
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