Case Report
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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2025; 15(2): 98620
Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.98620
Ischemic colitis with small-vessel occlusion, simultaneous total colectomy and liver transplantation: A case report
Leonardo Yuri Kasputis Zanini, Fabiana Roberto Lima, Michel Ribeiro Fernandes, Paola Sofia Espinoza Alvarez, Marcello de Souza Silva, Antônio Paulo Ramos Martins Filho, Tomazo Antonio Prince Franzini, Lucas Souto Nacif
Leonardo Yuri Kasputis Zanini, Department of Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
Leonardo Yuri Kasputis Zanini, Michel Ribeiro Fernandes, Paola Sofia Espinoza Alvarez, Marcello de Souza Silva, Antônio Paulo Ramos Martins Filho, Lucas Souto Nacif, Department of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplant, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo 01409-002, Brazil
Fabiana Roberto Lima, Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo 05403-900, Brazil
Fabiana Roberto Lima, Department of Surgical Pathology, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo 01409-002, Brazil
Tomazo Antonio Prince Franzini, Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05403-010, Brazil
Tomazo Antonio Prince Franzini, Department of Endoscopy, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo 01409-002, Brazil
Author contributions: Kasputis Zanini LY, Lima FR and Nacif LS contributed to manuscript writing and editing, and data collection; Fernandes MR, Alvarez PSE, Silva MS, Martins Filho APR, and Franzini TAP conceptualization and revision; Nacif LS contributed with manuscript supervision; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: The patient signed an informed consent form.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest in publishing the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Lucas Souto Nacif, MD, MSc, PhD, Chief Doctor, Chief Physician, Researcher, Surgeon, Department of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplant, Hospital 9 de Julho, Peixoto Gomide Street, 645-Cerqueira César, São Paulo 01409-002, Brazil. lucasnacif11@gmail.com
Received: July 1, 2024
Revised: October 24, 2024
Accepted: December 9, 2024
Published online: June 18, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This article described simultaneous colectomy and liver transplantation. Despite its rarity, this event should be known by transplant team surgeons, given the high mortality this condition might have.