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Successful Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Portomesenteric Thrombosis
Author(s) -
Iyer S. G.,
Lau C. L. C.,
Chang K. Y. S.,
Mak S. W. K.,
Madhavan K. K.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03124.x
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , portal vein thrombosis , surgery , liver transplantation , thrombosis , transplantation , portal hypertension , cirrhosis , pathology , alternative medicine
Chronic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is often considered a relative contraindication for living donor liver transplantation due to the risks involved and higher morbidity. In this report, we describe a surgical strategy for living donor liver transplant in patient with complete PVT using venovenous bypass from the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) and then using a jump graft from the IMV for portal inflow into the graft. IMV is a potential source for portal inflow in orthotopic liver transplant.