Arterialización de la vena porta en el trasplante hepático humano

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INTRODUCTION: There are few published cases of arterialization of the portal vein in orthotropic or heterotopic liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of arterialization of the portal vein on liver hemodynamics and the clinical outcome of three patients undergoing liver transplantation. METHODS: Two patients who presented thrombosis of the entire mesenteric-portal axis underwent orthotopic liver transplantation and one patient with fulminant hepatitis underwent auxiliary heterotopic transplantation. In all patients, arterialization of the portal vein was performed. RESULTS: One patient died four months after portal arterialization. The remaining two survived. The auxiliary graft was removed three months after the operation due to complete regeneration of the native liver. In all patients, immediate liver function was excellent. Only one patient developed encephalopathy and bleeding due to esophageal …

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2002

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