Optimal Systemic And Splanchnic Hemodynamic State After Living-donor Liver Transplantation

Almost all adult recipients who undergo LDLT develop liver cirrhosis with long-term portal hypertension. Portal hypertension results in vascular dilatation and collateral pathways. Thus, various alterations in systemic hemodynamics and splanchnic circulation occur, and adult recipients often present characteristic hemodynamics before LDLT. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on November 18th, 2007