HILAR TRAUMATIC NEUROMA AFTER LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION

Authors
NACHTWEY BA ROGIERS X WALDSTROEM J MALAGO M NICOLAS V GUTHOFF A HENKE RP BROELSCH CE
Citation
Ba. Nachtwey et al., HILAR TRAUMATIC NEUROMA AFTER LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION, Transplant international, 10(2), 1997, pp. 157-160
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Transplantation
Journal title
Transplant international → ACNP
ISSN journal
09340874
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
157 - 160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0934-0874(1997)10:2<157:HTNAL>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
We report our first case of symptomatic traumatic neuroma in the liver hilum after orthotopic liver transplantation. Compression of the hepa tic artery caused extraluminal obstruction and resulted in perfusion d amage to the graft. Moreover, intimal hyperplasia of the hepatic arter y was present. Retransplantation was necessary because the hepatic art ery was not salvageable. Potential pathophysiological mechanisms for t hese findings are discussed.