title: Portal vein thrombosis in liver transplantation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Portal vein thrombosis was considered a contraindication for liver transplantation in the past because of the high morbidity and mortality rates. Many advances made the results better.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Review the advances and surgical strategies for liver transplantation in presence of portal vein thrombosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey of publications in Medline, Scielo and Lilacs databases. Headings crossed: portal vein thrombosis, liver transplantation, vascular complications, jump graft, graft failure, multivisceral transplant. Data analyzed were epidemiology, risk factors, classification, diagnosis, surgical strategies and outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Portal vein thrombosis is not a contraindication for liver transplantation anymore. There are many strategies to perform the liver transplantation in this condition, depending on portal vein thrombosis grade. Regardless higher morbidity and re-trhombosis rates, the outcomes of liver transplantation in portal vein thrombosis are similar to series without portal vein thrombosis.
authors: Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. raapecora@yahoo.com.br
authors: Rafael Antonio Arruda
authors: RA
authors: Pécora
authors: Bernardo Fernandes
authors: BF
authors: Canedo
authors: Wellington
authors: W
authors: Andraus
authors: Rodrigo Bronze de
authors: RB
authors: Martino
authors: Vinicius Rocha
authors: VR
authors: Santos
authors: Rubens Macedo
authors: RM
authors: Arantes
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Pugliese
authors: Luiz Augusto Carneiro
authors: LA
authors: D Albuquerque
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D011169:Portal Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*