title: The 2-stage liver transplant: 3 clinical scenarios.
abstract: The main goal of 2-stage liver transplant is to provide time to obtain a new liver source. We describe our experience of 3 patients with 3 different clinical conditions. A 57-year-old man was retransplanted successfully with this technique due to hepatic artery thrombosis. However, a 38-year-old woman with fulminant toxic hepatitis and a 5-year-old-boy with abdominal trauma had poor outcome. This technique could serve as a rescue therapy for liver transplant patients who have toxic liver syndrome or abdominal trauma. These patients required intensive support during long anhepatic states. The transplant team should decide early whether to use this technique before irreversible conditions develop.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bıçakçıoğlu
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otan
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: İlksen Toprak
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Işık
authors.forename: Cemalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.forename: Cüneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kayaalp
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009145:Mushroom Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome