Duplicate inferior vena cava in liver transplantation: A note of caution when left renal vein ligation is needed

Liver Transpl. 2016 Aug;22(8):1159-61. doi: 10.1002/lt.24477. Epub 2016 Jul 11.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France.
² INSERM, U955, Créteil, France.
³ Department of Radiology, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France.

PMID: 27149338
DOI: 10.1002/lt.24477

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
Hepatic Encephalopathy / etiology
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / etiology
Leg
Ligation / adverse effects
Liver / blood supply
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / surgery
Liver Neoplasms / complications
Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
Liver Transplantation / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Renal Veins / abnormalities*
Renal Veins / surgery
Splenic Vein / abnormalities*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities*
Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy
Venous Thrombosis / etiology

Substances

Anticoagulants