Median Arcuate Ligament Compression in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Results from a Single-Center Analysis and a European Survey Study

Median Arcuate Ligament Compression in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Results from a Single-Center Analysis and a European Survey Study

Median arcuate ligament compression (MALC) potentially causes arterial complications in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Here we aimed to investigate the incidence of MALC and its impact on clinical outcome after OLT. In addition, we performed an international survey among 52 European liver t...

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Main Authors: Zoltan Czigany, Joerg Boecker, Daniel Antonio Morales Santana, Jan Bednarsch, Franziska Alexandra Meister, Iakovos Amygdalos, Peter Isfort, Martin Liebl, Ulf Peter Neumann, Georg Lurje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
orthotopic liver transplantation
Dunbar syndrome
median arcuate ligament syndrome
MALS
surgical complications
clinical outcome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/4/550

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