J Korean Surg Soc.
1997 Oct;53(4):611-616.
An Experience of Living Related Liver Transplantation Showed Hepatic Artery Stenosis Postoperatively
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 2Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 4Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 5Department of Pathology, Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 6Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 7Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
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Liver transplantation is an accepted and successful mode of treatment for pediatric end-stage liver disease. A living related liver transplatation(LRLT) in a child has certain potential advantages, such as short cold ischemic time, accurate graft size, and vessel diameter match based on elective preoperative preparations. Recently, microvasular surgery techniques have been introduced in hepatic artery reconstruction but still the possibility of hepatic artery thrombosis remains. Herein, We report an LRLT case, which showed hepatic artery stenosis postoperatively, successfully dilated by balloon angioplasty technique.