Links between donor macrosteatosis, interleukin-33 and complement after liver transplantation

Massive haemoptysis after living donor liver transplantation.

A 27 year old man with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia who developed progressive liver dysfunction underwent living related right lobe transplantation. Pulmonary arteriography did not reveal arteriovenous malformation or abnormal intrapulmonary venous channels. The postoperative course was characterised by persistent hypoxaemia and respiratory failure developed. On day 6, a massive haemo...

Petersen’s hernia after living donor liver transplantation

BACKGROUND Hepaticojejunostomy may be used for biliary reconstruction in certain cases of liver transplantation. In this occasion, Roux-en-Y biliary reconstruction is predominantly performed. Petersen's hernia is an internal hernia that can occur after Roux-en-Y reconstruction, and it may lead to extensive ischemic changes affecting incarcerated portions of the small bowel or Roux limb resultin...

Donor health assessment after living-donor liver transplantation.

OBJECTIVE To elicit donor opinions on liver living donation through use of a survey that protected the anonymity of the respondent and to assay long-term (follow-up > 1 year) donor health by a widely recognized instrument for health assessment. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Living-donor liver transplantation is an accepted technique for children that has recently been extended to adults. Limited do...

447Infectious complication and mortality after Liver Transplantation according to Donor: comparison between Cadaveric and Living Donor Transplantation

according to Donor: comparison between Cadaveric and Living Donor Transplantation Su Jin Lee, MD; Sun Hee Lee, MD, PhD; Shinwon Lee, MD, PhD; Ji Young Park, MD; Internal Medicine, Pusan national university yangsan hospital, yangsansi, South Korea; Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea; ...

Living donor liver transplantation.