Ligating coronary vein varices: An effective treatment of "coronary vein steal" to increase portal flow in liver transplantation

Liver Transpl. 2016 Jul;22(7):1037-9. doi: 10.1002/lt.24448.

Authors

Amar Gupta¹, Goran B Klintmalm¹, Peter T W Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

PMID: 27028766
DOI: 10.1002/lt.24448

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Collateral Circulation
Coronary Vessels / pathology
Coronary Vessels / surgery*
End Stage Liver Disease / surgery*
Female
Graft Rejection / physiopathology
Graft Rejection / prevention & control
Graft Survival / physiology
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / complications
Hypertension, Portal / diagnostic imaging
Ligation
Liver / blood supply*
Liver Circulation / physiology*
Liver Transplantation / adverse effects
Liver Transplantation / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Portal Vein / diagnostic imaging
Portal Vein / pathology
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Varicose Veins / surgery*