Portal vein thrombosis and liver transplantation: management, matching, and outcomes. A retrospective multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Besides the increased risk of perioperative morbidity, graft failure, and mortality, the majority of PVT are diagnosed at liver transplantation (LT). Improving preoperative management and patient selection may lead to better short-term and long-term outcomes and reduce the risk of a futile LT. The authors aimed to identify predictors of adverse outcomes after LT in patients with nonmalignant portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and improve donor to recipient matching by analyzing the results of the Italian cohort of LT recipients.

Methods

Adult patients who underwent LT in Italy between January 2000 and February 2020 diagnosed with PVT pre-LT or at time of LT were considered eligible for inclusion. Based on a survey encompassing all 26 surgeons participating in t

SUBMITTER: Di Benedetto F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11093465 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature