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. 1987 Apr;205(4):404–414. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198704000-00011

Complications of venous reconstruction in human orthotopic liver transplantation.

J Lerut, A G Tzakis, K Bron, R D Gordon, S Iwatsuki, C O Esquivel, L Makowka, S Todo, T E Starzl
PMCID: PMC1492747  PMID: 3551857

Abstract

In 313 consecutive recipients of 393 orthotopic liver grafts, there were 51 (16.3%) and nine (2.9%) patients who had pre-existing portal vein and inferior vena cava abnormalities, respectively. These abnormalities required adjustments in the transplant operation and were a source of morbidity and mortality. The incidence of thrombosis of the reconstructed portal vein was 1.8%. Only three (0.8%) vena caval thromboses were seen after 393 liver replacements. Venous stenoses or disruptions were rare. Six women with the Budd-Chiari syndrome had liver replacement. Although this disorder is a veno-occlusive disease, five of the recipients achieved prolonged survival, only one had recurrence of disease, and three are alive after 2-6 years.

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