Extracorporeal circulation for repair of suprahepatic vena cava stenosis after liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Florian Iberer; Barbara Grasser; Silvia Schaffellner; Daniela Kniepeiss; Vanessa Stadlbauer; Karl-Heinz Tscheliessnigg
- Book ID
- 105840528
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice for many liver diseases in the pediatric population. Complications involving late suprahepatic vena cava obstructions after liver transplantation are not common, but they tend to be more frequently seen in pediatric recipients. When such complications
Partial or complete obstruction of the inferior vena cava (IVC), due to anastomotic stenosis or thrombosis leading to hepatic outflow obstruction, is a recognized complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Although its overall incidence is less than 2%, it is more commonly reported afte
The aims of this study were to evaluate both the efficacy of stent placement for treating inferior vena cava (IVC) stenosis and the patency of hepatic veins (HVs) following IVC stent placement. Fourteen hepatic transplant recipients underwent stent placement to treat IVC stenosis. The median interva