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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2021; 13(1): 151-161
Published online Jan 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i1.151
Published online Jan 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i1.151
Living-donor liver transplantation in Budd-Chiari syndrome with inferior vena cava complete thrombosis: A case report and review of the literature
Vinicius Rocha-Santos, Daniel Reis Waisberg, Rafael Soares Pinheiro, Lucas Souto Nacif, Rubens Macedo Arantes, Liliana Ducatti, Rodrigo Bronze Martino, Luciana Bertocco Haddad, Flavio Henrique Galvao, Wellington Andraus, Luiz Augusto Carneiro-D'Alburquerque, Department of Gastroenterology, Abdominal Organs Transplantation Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP), Sao Paulo 05403900, SP, Brazil
Flavio Henrique Galvao, Wellington Andraus, Luiz Augusto Carneiro-D'Alburquerque, Department of Gastroenterology, Laboratory of Medical Investigation 37 (LIM-37), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo 01246903, Brazil
Author contributions: Rocha-Santos V, Carneiro-D'Alburquerque LA, Nacif LS and Waisberg DR were the patient’s surgeons; Andraus W, Pinheiro RS and Ducatti L performed the donor operation; Rocha-Santos V, Waisberg DR, Pinheiro RS and Nacif LS drafted the manuscript; Arantes RM, Ducatti L, Martino RB and Haddad LB performed the literature review and contributed to manuscript drafting; Galvao FH, Andraus W and Carneiro-D'Alburquerque LA were responsible for revision of the manuscript and for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Vinicius Rocha-Santos, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Attending Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Abdominal Organs Transplantation Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC-FMUSP), Av. Dr Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, nº255, 9th Floor, Room 9114, Sao Paulo 05403900, SP, Brazil.
Received: September 23, 2020
Peer-review started: September 23, 2020
First decision: October 21, 2020
Revised: November 12, 2020
Accepted: November 28, 2020
Article in press: November 28, 2020
Published online: January 27, 2021
Processing time: 124 Days and 18.7 Hours
Peer-review started: September 23, 2020
First decision: October 21, 2020
Revised: November 12, 2020
Accepted: November 28, 2020
Article in press: November 28, 2020
Published online: January 27, 2021
Processing time: 124 Days and 18.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: A right-lobe living-donor liver transplantation (LT) with inferior vena cava (IVC) resection and reconstruction was performed in a patient with liver cirrhosis due to Budd-Chiari syndrome and hepatocellular carcinoma beyond the Milan criteria. It was necessary to remove the IVC because its retrohepatic portion was completely thrombosed, up to almost the right atrium. It was reconstructed with an infra-hepatic vena cava graft obtained from a deceased donor. The patient remains well 25 mo after the procedure. This case highlights the meticulous surgical technique and tailored strategies required for dealing with these challenging procedures in living-donor LT.