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Liver rejection and its differentiation from other causes of graft dysfunction. [PDF]
Numerous causes can lead to hepatic dysfunction following orthotopic liver transplantation. The most common cause is rejection, which is usually nonpreventable. The clinical presentation, time of onset, and even treatment are variable. Other causes, such
Esquivel, CO+5 more
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Liver Transplantation for Combined Hepatocellular Cholangiocarcinoma
Combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) is an uncommon histological variant of primary liver cancer. This combined type of tumour lesion follows an aggressive clinical course with an unfavourable prognosis.
Albert Chi-Yan Chan+3 more
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Transpulmonary thermodilution is often used to measure extravascular lung water during liver transplantation. Here, the case of new onset atrial fibrillation during orthotopic liver transplantation, which may have been induced by iced saline injection ...
Xin Li, Xu Wang, Zheng Guan
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Imaging Curriculum of Complications in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Introduction Orthotopic liver transplantation is an established treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease or acute liver failure. The procedure is distinct from living related liver transplantation with regard to surgical technique ...
Puneet Bhargava+9 more
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Orthotopic liver transplantation has become the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage liver disease. Various early or delayed vascular complications, including arterial pseudoaneurysm, thrombosis, or stenosis, and venous stenosis or occlusion,
Yeonsoo Choi+5 more
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Liver transplantation for type I and type IV glycogen storage disease [PDF]
Progressive liver failure or hepatic complications of the primary disease led to orthotopic liver transplantation in eight children with glycogen storage disease over a 9-year period.
A. G. Tzakis+37 more
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The combination of severe aortic stenosis and end-stage liver disease increases the morbidity and mortality of surgical aortic valve replacement or orthotopic liver transplantation resulting in a prohibitive operative risk.
Edward Coverstone+5 more
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Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease [PDF]
Alcohol abuse is the most common cause of end–stage liver disease in the United States, but many transplant centers are unwilling to accept alcoholic patients because of their supposed potential for recidivism, poor compliance with the required immunosuppression regimen and resulting failure of the allograft.
Kumar, S+10 more
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Fairly Predicting Graft Failure in Liver Transplant for Organ Assigning [PDF]
Liver transplant is an essential therapy performed for severe liver diseases. The fact of scarce liver resources makes the organ assigning crucial. Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is a widely adopted criterion when making organ distribution decisions. However, it ignores post-transplant outcomes and organ/donor features.
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Infections Complicating Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Study Emphasizing Graft-Related Septicemia [PDF]
In 93 recipients of 102 orthotopic liver homografts, the incidence of bacteremia or fungemia exceeded 70%. The graft itself was usually an entry site for systemic infection after both immunologic and nonimmunologic parenchymal injury, especially if there
Hansbrough, JF+5 more
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