Results of orthotopic liver transplantation: a personal experience

Hepatogastroenterology. 1992 Oct;39(5):405-12.

Abstract

The authors report on their experience of 158 liver transplants performed on 135 patients. Nineteen underwent re-transplantation and four of these required a second re-transplantation; total number of re-transplantations: 23 (14.6%). Hepatic cirrhosis was the most common indication (50.6%), of which alcoholic cirrhosis was the most common type (32.5%). The authors briefly report on their operative techniques and the results of their procedures. The operative mortality (30 days) was 13.3% (18 out of 135 patients). Complications included nine cases of hepatic artery thrombosis (5.7%), four of arterial stenosis (2.5%), one case of portal venous stenosis (0.63%), four cases of post-operative portal venous thrombosis (2.5%), seven of biliary fistula (4.4%; five following choledochocholedochostomy and two following choledochojejunostomy), and two cases of common bile duct stenosis (1.3%). The actuarial survival rate at 48 months is 80%.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Cirrhosis / surgery
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Liver Transplantation / methods
  • Liver Transplantation / mortality
  • Liver Transplantation / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reoperation
  • Spain
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome