title: Recurrent gastric varices bleeding after living-related liver transplantation successfully eradicated by splenic artery embolization.
abstract: Living related liver transplantation (LRLT) may not be the only treatment for recurrent bleeding due to severe gastric varices secondary to left-side portal hypertension and splenic vein thrombosis. Splenectomy is the preferred long-term standard treatment for non-orthotopic liver transplantation patients, but additional treatments such as post-transplantation partial splenic arterial embolization to preserve the immunological function of the spleen and thus prevent the occurrence of post LRLT severe infection are suggested for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lung-Sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Fu-Chih
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Seng-Kee
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chuah
authors.forename: King-Wah
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Tsung-Hui
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yu-Fan
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chao-Long
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013157:Splenic Artery