Liver Transplant

Reports summarize liver transplant study results from B.J. Wei and co-researchers

Published in Blood Weekly, June 11th, 2009

Researchers in Beijing, People's Republic of China conducted a study "To review percutaneous transhepatic portal venoplasty and stenting (PTPVS) for portal vein anastomotic stenosis (PVAS) after liver transplantation (LT). From April 2004 to June 2008, 16 of 18 consecutive patients (11 male and 5 female; aged 17-66 years, mean age 40.4 years) underwent PTPVS for PVAS."

"PVAS occurred 2-10 mo after LT (mean 5.0 mo). Three asymptomatic patients were detected on routine screening color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS). Fifteen patients who also had typical clinical signs of portal hypertension (PHT) were identified by contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT) or...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-11)

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