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Healed enteroportal fistula as a complication of liver transplantation
N S Alshak1, J T Yamashita, S A Geller
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Abstract:
The development of a fistula between the intestinal tract and the portal vein has been reported as a complication of trauma, inflammation, and surgical intervention. It has not, however, been specifically reported in a patient who has undergone orthotopic liver transplantation. We recently had the opportunity to study a patient who sustained this rare complication.