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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2024; 14(2): 93944
Published online Jun 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i2.93944
Critical considerations for the management of acute abdomen in transplant patients
Efstathios T Pavlidis, Georgios Katsanos, Athanasios Kofinas, Georgios Tsoulfas, Ioannis N Galanis, Theodoros E Pavlidis
Efstathios T Pavlidis, Ioannis N Galanis, Theodoros E Pavlidis, The 2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Georgios Katsanos, Athanasios Kofinas, Georgios Tsoulfas, Department of Transplantation Surgery, Center for Research and Innovation in Solid Organ Transplantation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Author contributions: Pavlidis TE designed research, contributed new analytic tools, analyzed data, review and approved the paper; Galanis IN analyzed data, review and approved the paper; Pavlidis ET performed research, analyzed data, review and wrote the article; Tsoulfas G contributed new analytic tools, analyzed data, review and approved the paper; Katsanos G performed research, analyzed data and review; Kofinas A performed research, analyzed data and review.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Theodoros E Pavlidis, Doctor, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Surgeon, The 2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece. pavlidth@auth.gr
Received: March 8, 2024
Revised: April 14, 2024
Accepted: April 26, 2024
Published online: June 18, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Adequate caution should be taken with patients with acute abdomen after transplantation, and these patients need constant attention because of the altered clinical course of their disease due to existing immunosuppression. Computed tomography may be valuable in diagnosis. The management of these patients must be personalized, but urgent surgical intervention is commonly needed. Specific care must be applied during the perioperative period.