Long‐term outcome of primary percutaneous stent angioplasty for pediatric posttransplantation portal vein stenosis

Mila Bukova, Dominik Funken, Eva‐Doreen Pfister, Ulrich Baumann, Nicolas Richter, Florian F. W. Vondran, Christoph M. Happel, Harald Bertram – 20 April 2022 – This study aims to evaluate the long‐term efficacy and reintervention rate after primary percutaneous portal vein stent angioplasty for portal vein stenosis (PVS) in pediatric liver transplantation (LT) recipients. From 2004 to 2020, a total of 470 pediatric LTs were performed in our center. All cases were screened for interventional PVS treatment and analyzed retrospectively.

Intraoperative intracardiac thrombus in liver transplantation: A 9‐year retrospective review focusing on treatment and outcomes

Erica Fagelman, Ryan Wang, Amanda Tomlinson, Diana Romano, Nicolette Schlichting, Jeron Zerillo, Samuel DeMaria,, Natalie K. Smith – 20 April 2022 – This study characterizes incidence and outcomes surrounding intracardiac thrombosis (ICT) during liver transplantation over 9 years at a single center before and after the routine use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Adult liver transplantation patients from 2011 to 2020 were divided into eras based on routine TEE use. ICTs were identified by querying anesthetic records for search terms.

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