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Portal vein thrombosis: an emergency solution for blood flow in liver transplantation
Angel Bernardos1, Juan Serrano, Miguel A Gomez
1Hepatopancreaticobiliary and Transplant Surgery Unit, H.U. Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
Abstract:
Recipient portal vein thrombosis in liver transplantation is a contingency that increases surgical difficulty as well as patient morbidity and mortality. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a surgical technique for reconstruction of portal blood flow in emergency situations of portal vein thrombosis with inadequate blood flow and a poor vascular bed for re-vascularization.