Small‐for‐size syndrome after living donor liver transplantation: Successful treatment with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

Li Xiao, Fuqiang Li, Bo Wei, Bo Li, Cheng Wei Tang – 18 April 2012 – Small‐for‐size syndrome (SFSS) is a serious complication after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) that can disrupt liver regeneration and result in hepatic dysfunction. Until now, the treatment options for SFSS after LDLT have been very limited. Here we describe a patient with SFSS after LDLT who was successfully treated with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).

Contrast‐enhanced ultrasound diagnosis of splenic artery steal syndrome after orthotopic liver transplantation

Xian‐Sheng Zhu, Yun‐Hua Gao, Sha‐Sha Wang, Qi Cheng, Yin Ling, Li Fan, Feng Huo, Miao‐Shui Pu, Peng Li – 18 April 2012 – The aim of this study was to investigate the use of contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the detection of splenic artery steal syndrome (SASS) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Two hundred forty‐seven patients underwent OLT. Blood tests and color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) were performed at various time points after the operation. CEUS and celiac angiography were used for patients suspected of having SASS.

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