Use of Left Gastric Vein as an Alternative for Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation

Use of Left Gastric Vein as an Alternative for Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation

Portal vein thrombosis is observed in up to 10% of liver transplant candidates, hindering execution of the procedure. A dilated gastric vein is an alternative to portal vein reconstruction and decompression of splanchnic bed. We present two cases of patients with portal cavernoma and dilated left ga...

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Main Authors: Uirá Fernandes Teixeira, Mayara Christ Machry, Marcos Bertozzi Goldoni, Cristine Kruse, João Alfredo Diedrich, Pablo Duarte Rodrigues, Caroline Becker Giacomazzi, Estéfano Aurélio Negri, Matheus Koop, Carlos Gustavo Spode Gomes, José Artur Sampaio, Paulo Roberto Ott Fontes, Fábio Luiz Waechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8289045

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8289045

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