The devil is in the detail: current management of perioperative surgical complications after liver transplantation.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2019
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite advances in the field, perioperative morbidity is common after liver transplantation. This review examines the current literature to provide up-to-date management of common surgical complications associated with liver transplantation.
RECENT FINDINGS: Research focuses on problems with anastomoses of the vena cava, portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile ducts. Interventional endoscopic and radiological techniques are used more frequently to avoid reoperation.
SUMMARY: Advances in the management of perioperative surgical complications have focused on minimally invasive measures that successfully treat technical problems with implantation of liver allografts from both living and deceased donors.
Volume
24
Issue
2
First Page
138
Last Page
147
ISSN
1531-7013
Published In/Presented At
Patel, P., & DiNorcia, J. (2019). The devil is in the detail: current management of perioperative surgical complications after liver transplantation. Current opinion in organ transplantation, 24(2), 138–147. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOT.0000000000000616
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30694994
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article