"Síndrome pequeño para su tamaño", (small-for-size), como complicación de un trasplante hepático con donante vivo adulto relacionado

Although the use of cadaveric split or living donor liver transplantation is a valid option for liver transplants, they have several complications, being the "small-for-size syndrome" one of the most frequent. This entity is mainly due to the incapacity that the graft has to meet the blood...

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Autores principales: Yarur,Andrés, Castro,Lorena, Segovia,Roberto, Roblero,Juan Pablo, Uribe,Mario, Ferrario,Mario, Buckel,Erwin
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2009
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Sumario:Although the use of cadaveric split or living donor liver transplantation is a valid option for liver transplants, they have several complications, being the "small-for-size syndrome" one of the most frequent. This entity is mainly due to the incapacity that the graft has to meet the blood drainage demands. We report a 61 year-old patient with sub-acute liver failure, transplanted with a partial liver graft that developed hyperbilirubinemia, ascites and liver function deterioration. A meso-caval shunt was performed, after which the ascites resolved, serum bilirubin normalized and the synthetic function of the liver improved. After one month, a follow-up CT seen showed the absence of blood flow in the shunt, possible due to the reduction of the hyper-perfusion of the liver. The clinical and biochemical condition of the patient continued improving despite the lack of flow through the shunt.