title: Replacement of Vena Cava up to the Right Atrium during Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Echinococcus alveolaris.
abstract: Management of advanced stage of Echinococcus alveolaris is a very difficult procedure. Surgical treatment like resection and liver transplantation is accepted procedure nowadays. Here we presented a case report of Echinococcus alveolaris which invaded the inferior vena cava up to the right atrium and surrounding tissues. This patient underwent living donor liver transplantation with replacement of inferior vena cava up to the right atrium with cryopreserved cadaveric aortic graft. This procedure is very difficult but it is a life-saving chance for patients in advanced cases of Echinococcus alveolaris.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Atatürk Research and Training Hospital, Turkey ; Liver Transplantation Institute, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yetişir
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplantation Institute, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey ; General Surgery Department, İzmir Research and Training Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: S Murad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplantation Institute, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey ; Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
authors.forename: Ruslan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mamedov
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplantation Institute, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kayaalp
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplantation Institute, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sezayi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz