Use of splenic artery embolization to relieve tense ascites following liver transplantation in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Charissa Y. Chang, Ashwani K. Singal, Sri V. Ganeshan, Thomas D. Schiano, Robert Lookstein, Sukru Emre – 29 October 2007 – Recurrent venous thrombosis following liver transplantation for Budd‐Chiari syndrome is common, particularly in the setting of an underlying myeloproliferative disorder. We describe a patient who developed refractory ascites due to portal vein thrombosis following liver transplantation for Budd‐Chiari syndrome in the setting of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting survival after liver transplantation

Michael L. Volk, Jose C. Hernandez, Anna S. Lok, Jorge A. Marrero – 29 October 2007 – The benefit of liver transplantation (LT) is determined not only by the severity of illness, but also by the likelihood of posttransplantation survival. Current models are unable to accurately predict which patients will have the best posttransplant survival. We hypothesized that the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), which includes nine comorbidities, could be used to predict survival after LT. We performed a retrospective study of 624 patients undergoing LT, with a median follow‐up time of 4.3 yr.

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