Portal Vein Stenosis: A Rare Yet Clinically Important Cause of Delayed-onset Ascites after Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Two Case Reports

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 3829-3834 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Schneider ◽  
A. Scanga ◽  
L. Stokes ◽  
R. Perri
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Deceased Donor ◽  
Donor Liver ◽  
Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Delayed Onset ◽  
Portal Vein Stenosis ◽  
Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Vein Stenosis

scholarly journals Living donor liver transplantation for idiopathic portal hypertension with extrahepatic portal vein stenosis and splenic artery aneurysms: a case report and review of the literature

BMC Surgery ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeyuki Kawachi ◽  
Naokazu Chiba ◽  
Masashi Nakagawa ◽  
Toshimichi Kobayashi ◽  
Kosuke Hikita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Living Donor ◽  
Living Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Idiopathic Portal Hypertension ◽  
Donor Liver ◽  
Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Interposition Graft ◽  
Portal Vein Stenosis ◽  
Vein Stenosis

Abstract Background Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) generally has a good prognosis and rarely results in liver transplantation. Furthermore, there are few reports of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for IPH with extrahepatic portal vein stenosis. Case presentation We report the case of a 51-year-old female patient diagnosed with IPH more than 20 years ago. She suffered severe jaundice, massive ascites, and encephalopathy at the time of her visit to our hospital. The patient’s extrahepatic portal vein showed a scar-like stenosis, and the portal flow was completely hepatofugal. Collateral circulation such as the splenorenal shunt was well developed, and multiple splenic artery aneurysms up to 2 cm were observed in the splenic hilum. Her Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score increased to over 40 because of renal dysfunction, requiring temporary dialysis. We performed LDLT using her husband’s right lobe graft and splenectomy. The extrahepatic stenotic portal vein was completely resected, and the superficial femoral vein (SFV) graft collected from the recipient’s right leg was used for portal reconstruction as an interposition graft. Although the clinical course after LDLT had many complications, the patient was discharged on postoperative day 113 and has been fine for 2 years after LDLT. Histopathologically, the explanted liver had obliterative portal venopathy, nodular regenerative hyperplasia, and incomplete septal cirrhosis. Conclusion This case showed that severe IPH is occasionally associated with extrahepatic portal vein stenosis and can be treated with LDLT with portal vein reconstruction using an interposition graft. It was also suggested that the SFV is a useful choice for the interposition graft.

Risk Factors for Portal Vein Stenosis in Living-Donor Liver Transplantation

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Miyagi ◽  
N. Kawagishi ◽  
K. Maida ◽  
W. Nakanishi ◽  
Y. Hara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Living Donor ◽  
Living Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Donor Liver ◽  
Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Portal Vein Stenosis ◽  
Vein Stenosis
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