title: Liver transplantation in cases of portal vein thrombosis in the recipient: a case report and review of the various options.
abstract: Several surgical techniques have been developed to allow liver transplantation in cases of complete portal vein thrombosis in the recipient. Despite this, these transplantations remain associated with a significant complication rate. We report herein a case of liver transplantation in a patient with complete portal vein thrombosis, underlying the potential pitfalls and the risk of intestinal sutures in case of hepaticojejunostomy. We discuss the technical options and their relative indications in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Clinic of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Germanova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lucidi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buggenhout
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Degré
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gustot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brisbois
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Donckier
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000628:therapy; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*