Prevention of early intra-abdominal hemorrhage after orthotopic liver transplantation / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

The clinical data of 67 patients underwent orthotopic liver transplantation, including 4 cases of early intra abdominal hemorrhage after orthotopic liver transplantation, were analyzed retrospectively.Anastomotic liver artery hemorrhage was found in 2 cases, hemorrhage of IVC in 1 case and hemorrhage of right adrenal gland in 1 case. All the 4 patients were correctly dignosed and successfully treated by operation in time. It suggests that the early intra abdominal hemorrhage after orthotopic liver transplantation is mostly due to surgical technique. The improvement of surgical technique,correct diagnosis and timely operation are very important for the treatment of intra abdominal hemorrhage.