current state of art management for vascular complications after liver transplantation

Current State of Art Management for Vascular Complications after Liver Transplantation

Vascular complications by compromising the blood flow to the allograft can have significant and sometimes life-threating consequences for the patient. High level of suspicion and aggressive utilization of diagnostic modalities can lead to early diagnosis and salvage of the allograft. This review will summarize the current trends in the management of vascular complications after liver transplant...

Quality of life after liver transplantation: State of the art.

Quality of life (QoL) after deceased donor liver transplantation is increasingly recognized as a major outcome parameter. We reviewed recent publications in this rapidly evolving field in order to summarize recent achievements in the field and to define opportunities and perspectives for research and improvement of patient care. QoL does improve after liver transplantation according to a typica...

Vascular complications after liver transplantation: a 5-year experience.

During the past 5 years, 104 angiographic studies were performed in 87 patients (45 children and 42 adults) with 92 transplanted livers for evaluation of possible vascular complications. Seventy percent of the studies were abnormal. Hepatic artery thrombosis was the most common complication (seen in 42% of children studied, compared with only 12% of adults) and was a major complication that fre...

Vascular complications after adult liver transplantation: Evaluation with Doppler ultrasound

Vascular Complications After Renal Transplantation

Renal transplantation has become the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease due to advances in surgical techniques, perioperative management, and immunosuppressive regimens. Surgical techniques for kidney transplantation were first described in 1951 by Kuss et al. and have since changed very little. The most common surgical procedure is extraperitoneal transplantation in the right ilia...

Diagnosis and management of late complications after liver transplantation.

Liver transplantation is the only eVective treatment for end stage liver disease. In recent years the results of this major procedure have improved progressively in adults and children. At Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, the children’s liver transplantation programme was started in January 1984. By December 1996, 200 children had received 284 liver grafts. In December 1998, 138 (69%) of thes...