Outcomes of living donor liver transplantation for patients with preoperative portal vein problems
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery Jul 26, 2018
Wahab MA, et al. - Via reviewing the data of patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) during the period between 2004 till 2017, researchers assessed the influence of preoperative portal vein thrombosis (PVT) on perioperative and long-term outcomes of the recipients after LDLT. They identified 500 cases who underwent LDLT during the study period. Findings revealed an increase in the complexity of LDLT operation in relation to preoperative PVT. However, preoperative PVT seemed not reducing the OS rates of such patients.
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