Use of Left Gastric Vein as an Alternative for Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation

Portal vein thrombosis is observed in up to 10% of liver transplant candidates, hindering execution of the procedure. A dilated gastric vein is an alternative to portal vein reconstruction and decompression of splanchnic bed. We present two cases of patients with portal cavernoma and dilated left ga...

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Published in:Case Rep Surg
Main Authors: Teixeira, Uirá Fernandes, Machry, Mayara Christ, Goldoni, Marcos Bertozzi, Kruse, Cristine, Diedrich, João Alfredo, Rodrigues, Pablo Duarte, Giacomazzi, Caroline Becker, Negri, Estéfano Aurélio, Koop, Matheus, Gomes, Carlos Gustavo Spode, Sampaio, José Artur, Fontes, Paulo Roberto Ott, Waechter, Fábio Luiz
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993930/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595034
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8289045
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