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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for hepatic artery stenosis after living donor liver transplantation

Authors :
Satoru Todo
Hiroyuki Furukawa
Tsuyoshi Shimamura
Kazuo Miyasaka
Daisuke Abo
Yoshihisa Kodama
Yusuke Sakuhara
Source :
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 12(3)
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for treatment of hepatic artery stenosis after living donor liver transplantation. Eighteen patients with hepatic artery stenosis after living donor liver transplantation were included in this study. The success rate and complications of PTA and recurrent stenosis of the hepatic artery were evaluated. Seventeen of 18 patients (94.4%) were successfully treated without complication by a first PTA procedure. Recurrence of hepatic artery stenosis occurred in 6 patients (33.3%). Repeated PTA was performed 12 times for the 6 patients. Two complications occurred as arterial dissection and perforation. As a consequence, the complication rate was 6.7%, involving 2 of 30 procedures in total. In conclusion, PTA is effective for treatment of hepatic artery stenosis after living donor liver transplantation without an increase in the complication rate.

Details

ISSN :
15276465
Volume :
12
Issue :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....a2ad91a2ede96b6d3bee81fbb075940e