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Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm ligation after orthotopic liver transplantation-a report of 7 cases [PDF]
Pseudoaneurysm (PA) is a rare but life-threatening complication of liver transplantation. The authors present their experience on 7 patients treated by ligation of a post-OLT PA.
Gordon, R+7 more
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Revisiting Orthotopic Rat Liver Transplant
Orthotopic liver transplant remains technically challenging.We performed whole graft orthotopic liver transplants with different anhepatic times (≤20 min, n = 19; vs 30 min, n = 9) and partial orthotopic liver transplants in rats including a male-to-male Sprague-Dawley group (n = 15), a male-to-male Lewis-to-Brown Norway group (n = 20), and a male-to ...
Chen Yongfeng+6 more
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Severe Acute Hyperkalemia during Pre-Anhepatic Stage in Cadaveric Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
A serious hazard to patients during orthotopic liver transplantation is hyperkalemia. Although the most frequent and hazardous hyperkalemia occurs immediately after reperfusion of the newly transplanted liver, morbid hyperkalemia could happen in the ...
Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini+1 more
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Hepatic oval cells (HOCs) are recognized as facultative liver progenitor cells that play a role in liver regeneration after acute liver injury. Here, we investigated the in vitro proliferation and differentiation characteristics of HOCs in order to ...
Z. Li+11 more
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Liver transplantation in patients with situs inversus [PDF]
Two patients with situs inversus and biliary atresia were treated with hepatic transplantation, one with an auxiliary liver and the other with an orthotopic graft which was placed using a piggy-back technique.
Hall, R, Starzl, TE, Todo, S, Tzakis, A
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Infections Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation [PDF]
The epidemiology of infections associated with orthotopic liver transplantation is summarized herein, and approaches to prophylaxis are outlined. Infection is a major complication following orthotopic liver transplantation, and more than half of transplant recipients develop at least one infection.
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Background: Incisional hernia repair is the most common procedure after orthotopic liver transplantation. Although enhanced recovery protocols are increasingly employed, the post–orthotopic liver transplantation patient may not benefit from all aspects ...
James R. Butler+9 more
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Background: The long-term risk of thrombotic and vascular complications is elevated in liver transplant recipients compared to the general population.
Freeha Arshad+5 more
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A Simulation-Optimization Framework To Improve The Organ Transplantation Offering System [PDF]
We propose a simulation-optimization-based methodology to improve the way that organ transplant offers are made to potential recipients. Our policy can be applied to all types of organs, is implemented starting at the local level, is flexible with respect to simultaneous offers of an organ to multiple patients, and takes into account the quality of the
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Fifteen years of clinical liver transplantation [PDF]
Liver transplantation in humans was first attempted more than 15 yr ago. The 1-yr survival has slowly improved until it has now reached about 50%. In our experience, 46 patients have lived for at least 1 yr, with the longest survival being 9 yr. The high
Abouna+65 more
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