Modified Multivisceral Transplant After Acute Abdominal Trauma

Exp Clin Transplant. 2016 Apr;14(2):235-7. doi: 10.6002/ect.2013.0277. Epub 2014 Jun 9.

Abstract

A 50-year-old man sustained blunt abdominal trauma in a motor vehicle accident. He underwent exploratory laparotomy on the day of trauma, and severe bleeding from the base of the small bowel mesentery was controlled by mass ligation and through-and-through suturing. After transfer to our center, repeat exploratory laparotomy showed ischemic small intestine, ischemic right colon, and severe pancreatic trauma. The severely injured organs were excised including the entire small bowel, pancreas, spleen, stomach, and right hemicolon. The next day, a modified multivisceral transplant was performed including stomach, pancreaticoduodenal complex, and small bowel transplant. Postoperative complications included an intra-abdominal collection that was drained percutaneously with ultrasonographic guidance and severe rejection that was treated with anti-thymocyte globulin. In summary, for select patients who have severe abdominal trauma may be treated with acute multivisceral transplant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Injuries / etiology
  • Abdominal Injuries / surgery*
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Duodenum / transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Intestine, Small / transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Trauma / diagnosis
  • Multiple Trauma / etiology
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery*
  • Pancreas Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Stomach / transplantation*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / etiology
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery*