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Case Reports
Rescue of acute portal vein thrombosis after liver transplantation using a cavoportal shunt at re-transplantation.
- R Bakthavatsalam, C L Marsh, J D Perkins, A E Levy, P J Healey, and C S Kuhr.
- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
- Am. J. Transplant. 2001 Sep 1; 1 (3): 284-7.
BackgroundPortal vein thrombosis is a rare but devastating complication following orthotopic liver transplantation. Fulminant liver failure ensues with acute portal vein thrombosis after transplantation limiting the treatment options.MethodsWe successfully re-transplanted a 46-year-old female patient who developed acute portal vein thrombosis 19 d after orthotopic liver transplantation. Vascular reconstruction included a cavoportal shunt to augment portal blood flow.ResultsTwelve months after re-transplantation this patient lives independently and enjoys excellent liver allograft function.ConclusionsCavoportal shunt can augment portal blood flow in adult recipients of orthotopic liver transplants. This technique can be successfully employed during re-transplantation when portal blood flow is inadequate to maintain patency.
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