title: Deceased donor liver transplantation performed one week after small bowel resection for complicated umbilical hernia: a case report.
abstract: Emergent abdominal surgery in cirrhotic patients with ascites can result in dismal postoperative outcomes such as sepsis and hepatic failure. In the present case, small bowel resection followed by anastomosis by the hand-sewn method was performed for small bowel strangulation caused by an umbilical hernia; deceased donor liver transplantation was performed one week after the bowel resection because of deterioration of hepatic function. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of liver transplantation performed at only one week after small bowel resection; and although we obtained a good result, the optimal time to perform liver transplantation in this situation requires further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Center, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Center, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Geol
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung-Kee
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.affiliation: Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Center, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun-Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
keywords: Liver transplantation; Small bowel strangulation; Umbilical hernia