Open AccessHepatic vein obstruction due to hypertrophy of right split‐liver adult allograft
Author(s) -
Ciccarelli O.,
Lerut J.,
Goffette P.,
Danse E.,
Weber J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
transplant international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1432-2277
pISSN - 0934-0874
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2001.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - medicine , muscle hypertrophy , liver transplantation , vein , cardiology , portal vein , radiology , transplantation
The increasing shortage of liver allografts has led to the development of split liver transplantation. More frequent applications have permitted the resolution of most of its technical complications. A hitherto unreported complication of split liver transplantation, hepatic vein obstruction caused by hypertrophy of a right split‐liver adult allograft, is discussed. As surgical correction was impossible, the outflow obstruction was treated successfully with interventional radiology.