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Liver retranplantation: the role in management of serious biliary complications after liver transplantation / 中华器官移植杂志
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation ; (12)2003.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-541341
ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the clinical experience of liver retransplantation in management of biliary complications after liver transplantation.Methods The clinical data of patients receiving liver transplantion in our department between April 2002 and Aug. 2004 were retrospectively analyzed, including 5 patients being subjected to liver retransplantation because of serious biliary complication.Results Three patients were cured with the survival time being 5 months, 6 months and 8 months respectively. Two patients died at 8th and 43rd day one died of liver non-function combining with lung infection and heart failure, and another died of renal failure. Complications included liver absess, biliary infection, wound infection, hydrops abdominis and lung infection.Conclusions Liver retransplantation is an effective treatment for serious biliary complications after liver transplantation. Surgical procedure, indication, operative opportunity, perioperative monitoring and so on contribute to the increase of the survival rate of the patients receiving liver retransplantation.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation Year: 2003 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation Year: 2003 Type: Article