Complex hepatic injury involving a liver transplant recipient: A case report and review of literature

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  • Sanjiv Gray
  • Fariha Shiek
  • Joseph Shiber
چکیده

Mortality remain high for patients with complex hepatic injuries rades IV and V however numerous studies have shown improved utcomes with a multidisciplinary approach using a combination f angioembolization, perihepatic packing and resection. Patients ith a transplanted liver allograft pose an additional challenge as his is a rare occurrence only reported once in the literature. We eport a case of complex hepatic injury to a recently transplanted iver in conjunction with a review of the literature to aid in idenification of the potential pitfalls in management of this subset of atients.

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دوره 28  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016