Techniques for Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis during Liver Transplantation

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) poses a unique challenge in liver transplant. The management of PVT differs according to the extent of thrombosis. Anastomosis of a donor portal vein to a varix is a viable option when an adequate size varix is identified on preoperative imaging or intraoperatively. Here...

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Main Authors: Navdeep Singh, Kenneth Washburn, Sylvester Black, Austin Schenk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8875196