Efficacy and patency of primary stenting for hepatic venous outflow obstruction after living donor liver transplantation
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987), Jan 23, 2016
Hepatic venous outflow is important for graft survival in living donor liver transplantation (LDL... more Hepatic venous outflow is important for graft survival in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). If hepatic venous outflow obstruction occurs, hepatic vein stenting is considered to restore the patency. To retrospectively evaluate the efficacy and patency of primary hepatic vein stenting for hepatic venous outflow obstruction (HVOO) after LDLT. Percutaneous interventions, including hepatic vein stent placement with or without balloon angioplasty, were performed in 21 patients who had undergone LDLT and had HVOO confirmed through hepatic venography or manometry, including the patients who had a structural abnormality. Two stents each were inserted in four patients; therefore, the total number of treated anastomoses was 25. Technical success, patency rates, and pressure gradients between hepatic veins and the right atrium were evaluated in 19 patients each. Technical success was achieved in 25 of 26 vessels (96%). The mean interval between operation and stenting was 43 days. After...
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