Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm ligation after orthotopic liver transplantation--a report of 7 cases

Transplantation. 1992 Nov;54(5):824-8. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199211000-00011.

Abstract

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. Hepatic artery ligation or embolization was performed from 10 to 70 days after liver transplantation. Of the seven patients, four survived, one developed a biliary stricture, treated by percutaneous balloon dilatation, two died of a complication not related to treatment, and one died of multiple organ failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Female
  • Hepatic Artery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*