Living donor liver transplantation for idiopathic portal hypertension with extrahepatic portal vein stenosis and splenic artery aneurysms: a case report and review of the literature

Living donor liver transplantation for idiopathic portal hypertension with extrahepatic portal vein stenosis and splenic artery aneurysms: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) generally has a good prognosis and rarely results in liver transplantation. Furthermore, there are few reports of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for IPH with extrahepatic portal vein stenosis. Case presentation We report the case of...

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Main Authors: Shigeyuki Kawachi, Naokazu Chiba, Masashi Nakagawa, Toshimichi Kobayashi, Kosuke Hikita, Toru Sano, Koichi Tomita, Hiroshi Hirano, Yuta Abe, Hideaki Obara, Motohide Shimazu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Idiopathic portal hypertension
Extrahepatic portal vein stenosis
Living donor liver transplantation
Splenic artery aneurysms
Superficial femoral vein graft
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00921-6

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