Clinical Study

Systemic Venous Inflow to the Liver Allograft to Overcome Diffuse Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis

Table 3

Outcome after LT for diffuse splanchnic venous thrombosis.

Pat 1Pat 2Patient 3Pat 4Pat 5

ISTACTACTACTAC TAC

Re-LTNoNoNoNoYes (PNF)

Post-LT
surgery
Splenectomy, gastric devascularization
Redo Roux-YHJ
d1:bleed
d32
evisceration
d43 parietal prosthesis
splenectomy, and gastric devascularization and
Roux-Y HJ
d1:bleed
Roux-YHJ
parietal prosthesis
d11:HA thrombectomy

Indication reoperationGI bleed from
varix at HJ
bleed
parietal infect
GI bleed
from varices
bleed
allograft failure

Acute rejectionNoNoNoNoNo

InfectionNoNoParietal and ascites CMV fungal sepsisCholangitisNo

IPF or PNFNoNoIPFNoPNF

IVC thrombosisNoNoYesNoNo

Cause of deathSeptic shock MOFPVT; HAT; MOF

Status (mo)Alive (130)Alive (109)Death (2)Alive (58)Death (0,5)

(GI: gastrointestinal, HA: hepatic artery, HAT: hepatic artery thrombosis, HJ: hepaticojejunostomy, IPF: initial poor function, IS: immunosuppression, PNF: primary nonfunction, PVT: portal vein thrombosis, and TAC: tacrolimus).