Liver transplantation is a highly successful treatment for patients with end-stage liver
disease and acute liver failure. However, serious postoperative complications can …

Advances in surgical techniques and immunosuppression have made orthotopic liver
transplantation a first-line treatment for many patients with end-stage liver disease. The early …

In four patients who underwent liver transplantation, portal vein thrombosis was associated
with esophageal varices and significant gastrointestinal bleeding. In a fifth liver transplant …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous interventional
management of hepatic venous outflow obstruction after living-donor liver transplantation …

PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the long-term effectiveness of percutaneous
transhepatic balloon dilation of portal venous stenosis in patients who have undergone …

Purpose The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty (PTA) for the treatment of venous stenoses in liver transplant recipients. Patients …

PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of primary Gianturco stent placement for patients with
inferior vena caval (IVC) abnormalities following liver transplantation. MATERIALS AND …

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Massive ascites after liver transplantation, although uncommon, usually represents a serious
adverse event. The pathogenesis of this complication has not been adequately investigated …

Although balloon angioplasty has been accepted as the safe and effective initial treatment to
manage hepatic venous outflow abnormalities, it may induce rupture of the fresh …