Extensive portal thrombectomy with secure shunt ligation should be more strongly emphasized in the real-world setting

J Hepatol. 2020 Jan;72(1):199-201. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.09.009. Epub 2019 Nov 1.

Authors

Toru Ikegami¹, Tomoharu Yoshizumi², Takahiro Tomiyama², Shoichi Inokuchi², Masaki Mori²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. Electronic address: tikesurg@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.

PMID: 31679789
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.09.009

No abstract available

Keywords: Liver transplantation; Portal vein thrombosis; Shunt; Thrombectomy.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Liver
Liver Transplantation*
Portal Vein
Thrombectomy
Venous Thrombosis*