Re-vascularization may not increase graft survival after hepatic artery thrombosis in liver transplant recipients

Hippokratia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-118

  Vrochides, D ^a   Hassanain, M ^a   Metrakos, P ^a   Barkun, J ^a   Paraskevas, S ^a   Chaudhury, P ^a   Cantarovich, M ^a   Tchervenkov, J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Doppler; Re transplantation; Revision; Surveillance; Thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETRANSPLANTATION; REVASCULARIZATION; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 77950808813     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Sanchez-Bueno F, Robles R, Acosta F, Ramirez P, Lujan J, Munitiz V, et al. Hepatic artery complications in a series of 300 orthotopic liver transplants. Transplant Proc. 2000; 32: 2669-2670.
2. Silva MA, Jambulingam PS, Gunson BK, Mayer D, Buckels JA, Mirza DF, et al. Hepatic artery thrombosis following orthotopic liver transplantation: a 10-year experience from a single centre in the United Kingdom. Liver Transpl. 2006; 12: 146-151
3. Sanchez-Bueno F, Robles R, Ramirez P, Acosta F, Rodriguez JM, Lujan J, et al. Hepatic artery complications after liver trans-plantation. Clin Transplant. 1994; 8: 399-404.
4. Nikeghbalian S, Kazemi K, Davari HR, Salahi H, Bahador A, Jalaeian H, et al. Early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation: diagnosis and treatment. Transplant Proc. 2007; 39: 1195-1196.
5. Nghiem HV. Imaging of hepatic transplantation. Radiol Clin North Am. 1998; 36: 429-443.
6. Karatzas T, Lykaki-Karatzas E, Webb M, Nery J, Tsaroucha A, Demirbas A, et al. Vascular complications, treatment, and outcome following orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1997; 29: 2853-2855.
7. da Silva RF, Raphe R, Felicio HC, Rocha MF, Duca WJ, Arroyo PC, et al. Prevalence, treatment, and outcomes of the hepatic artery stenosis after liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2008; 40: 805-807.
8. Ueno T, Jones G, Martin A, Ikegami T, Sanchez EQ, Chinnakotla S, et al. Clinical outcomes from hepatic artery stenting in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2006; 12: 422-427.
9. Bekker J, Ploem S, de Jong KP. Early hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation: a systematic review of the incidence, outcome and risk factors. Am J Transplant. 2009; 9: 746-757.
10. Garcia-Criado A, Gilabert R, Berzigotti A, Bru C. Doppler ultra-sound findings in the hepatic artery shortly after liver transplantation. Am J Roentgenol. 2009; 193: 128-135.
11. Berstad AE, Brabrand K, Foss A. Clinical utility of microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of hepatic artery occlusion after liver transplantation. Transpl Int. 2009; 22: 954-960.
12. Duffy JP, Hong JC, Farmer DG, et al. Vascular complications of orthotopic liver transplantation: experience in more than 4,200 patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2009; 208: 896-903.