Open AccessLiving-donor liver transplantation in Budd-Chiari syndrome with inferior vena cava complete thrombosis: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Vinícius Rocha-Santos,
Daniel Reis Waisberg,
Rafael Soares Pinheiro,
Lucas Souto Nacif,
Rubens Macedo Arantes,
Liliana Ducatti,
Rodrigo Martino,
Luciana Bertocco Haddad,
Flávio Henrique Ferreira Galvão,
Wellington Andraus,
Luiz Augusto Carneiro-D'Alburquerque
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v13.i1.151
Subject(s) - medicine , budd–chiari syndrome , inferior vena cava , liver transplantation , thrombosis , vena cava , transplantation , surgery , hepatic veins , radiology
Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a challenging indication for liver transplantation (LT) due to a combination of massive liver, increased bleeding, retroperitoneal fibrosis and frequently presents with stenosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Occasionally, it may be totally thrombosed, increasing the complexity of the procedure, as it should also be resected. The challenge is even greater when performing living-donor LT as the graft does not contain the retrohepatic IVC; thus, it may be necessary to reconstruct it.