Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatic artery thrombosis is a devastating complication after orthotopic liver transplantation often requiring revascularization or re-transplantation. It is associated with considerably increased morbidity and mortality. Acute cogni...
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doaj-769252c32ff14b04a931c0bff10a8cd92020-11-25T00:14:32ZengBMCBMC Surgery1471-24822010-02-01101710.1186/1471-2482-10-7Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantationObed AimanRamadori GiulianoMeier VolkerGoralczyk Armin DLorf Thomas<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatic artery thrombosis is a devastating complication after orthotopic liver transplantation often requiring revascularization or re-transplantation. It is associated with considerably increased morbidity and mortality. Acute cognitive dysfunction such as delirium or acute psychosis may occur after major surgery and may be associated with the advent of surgical complications.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>Here we describe a case of hepatic artery thrombosis after living-donor liver transplantation which was not preceded by signs of liver failure but rather by an episode of acute psychosis. After re-transplantation the patient recovered without sequelae.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This case highlights the need to remain cautious when psychiatric disorders occur in patients after liver transplantation. The diagnostic procedures should not be restricted to medical or neurological causes of psychosis alone but should also focus vascular complications related to orthotopic liver transplantation.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/10/7 |
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Obed Aiman Ramadori Giuliano Meier Volker Goralczyk Armin D Lorf Thomas Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation BMC Surgery |
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Obed Aiman Ramadori Giuliano Meier Volker Goralczyk Armin D Lorf Thomas |
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Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation |
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Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation |
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Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation |
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Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation |
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Acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation |
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acute paranoid psychosis as sole clinical presentation of hepatic artery thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation |
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1471-2482 |
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2010-02-01 |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatic artery thrombosis is a devastating complication after orthotopic liver transplantation often requiring revascularization or re-transplantation. It is associated with considerably increased morbidity and mortality. Acute cognitive dysfunction such as delirium or acute psychosis may occur after major surgery and may be associated with the advent of surgical complications.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>Here we describe a case of hepatic artery thrombosis after living-donor liver transplantation which was not preceded by signs of liver failure but rather by an episode of acute psychosis. After re-transplantation the patient recovered without sequelae.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This case highlights the need to remain cautious when psychiatric disorders occur in patients after liver transplantation. The diagnostic procedures should not be restricted to medical or neurological causes of psychosis alone but should also focus vascular complications related to orthotopic liver transplantation.</p> |
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