Liver Transplantation following Blunt Liver Trauma

Hatipoglu S., Bulbuloglu E., Ates M., Kayaalp C., Yilmaz S.

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, cilt.44, sa.6, ss.1720-1721, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.04.009
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1720-1721
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Due to developing medical technology worldwide, an increasing number of liver transplantations are performed for various indications. Liver transplantation has a limited but important role in specific life-threatening liver trauma cases, when initial therapeutic options fail to control the bleeding or when liver failure ensues. Herein we have reported a patient who required liver transplantation at 18 days after blunt liver trauma with acute liver failure. This case report suggested that liver transplantation is a potential treatment modality for a selected group of patients including pedratric cases who experience acute or subacute liver failure secondary to blunt trauma.