Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver Transplant
Portal Vein thrombosis (PVT) increases the difficulty of liver transplant; however, it is not an absolute contraindication. Cavoportal hemitransposition (CPH) is an option for patients with complete PVT and no alternative collateral vein. Our center often performs the piggyback technique for the hep...
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| description | Portal Vein thrombosis (PVT) increases the difficulty of liver transplant; however, it is not an absolute contraindication. Cavoportal hemitransposition (CPH) is an option for patients with complete PVT and no alternative collateral vein. Our center often performs the piggyback technique for the hepatic vein reconstruction, which allows for great access to the recipient vena cava in patients with known complete PVT that may need a CPH preformed to successfully restore flow to the portal system of the donor liver. We describe the use of the piggy-back technique to prepare the vena cava for possible CPH in patients with known complete PVT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a13289dc2d3c4c249450a568f4b902102025-02-03T06:44:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/595289595289Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver TransplantJeffrey Campsen0Igal Kam1Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Transplant, University of Colorado Denver, 1635 Aurora Ct, C318, Aurora, CO 80045, USADivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Transplant, University of Colorado Denver, 1635 Aurora Ct, C318, Aurora, CO 80045, USAPortal Vein thrombosis (PVT) increases the difficulty of liver transplant; however, it is not an absolute contraindication. Cavoportal hemitransposition (CPH) is an option for patients with complete PVT and no alternative collateral vein. Our center often performs the piggyback technique for the hepatic vein reconstruction, which allows for great access to the recipient vena cava in patients with known complete PVT that may need a CPH preformed to successfully restore flow to the portal system of the donor liver. We describe the use of the piggy-back technique to prepare the vena cava for possible CPH in patients with known complete PVT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/595289 |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey Campsen Igal Kam Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver Transplant Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver Transplant |
| title_full | Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver Transplant |
| title_fullStr | Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver Transplant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver Transplant |
| title_short | Combined Piggyback Technique and Cavoportal Hemitransposition for Liver Transplant |
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