Open AccessHuge extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm as a late complication of liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Fabrizio di Francesco,
Salvatore Gruttadauria,
Settimo Caruso,
Bruno Gridelli
Publication year - 2010
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.v2.i5.201
Subject(s) - medicine , portal vein thrombosis , liver transplantation , cirrhosis , complication , surgery , portal vein , thrombosis , transplantation , vein , liver function , radiology , gastroenterology
A 60-year-old male underwent orthotopic liver transplantation because of hepatitis C virus related cirrhosis. After 12 d, the patient underwent re-transplantation due to primary graft non function. One year later the patient developed a thrombosis of the main portal vein needing a surgical revision. After 11 years the patient was operated on because of a clinical picture of intestinal occlusion. As an incidental finding, a large aneurysm of the main portal vein was diagnosed. The incidence of intra- and extrahepatic Portal vein aneurysms (PVAs) is not clear. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of intrahepatic PVA in a liver transplant has been reported in the literature. In addition, we have found no documented cases of extrahepatic PVAs in liver transplanted patients.