Does Preoperative Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Increase the Incidence of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis After Living-Donor Liver Transplant?

İNCE V., ERSAN V., KARAKAŞ S., KUTLUTÜRK K., KARADAĞ SOYLU N., KUTLU R., ...More

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, vol.15, pp.21-24, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.6002/ect.tond16.l7
  • Journal Name: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.21-24
  • Keywords: Intimal dissection, Retransplantation, COMPLICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, RECIPIENTS
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Transarterial chemoembolization is a potential risk factor for hepatic artery damage, which may lead to severe consequences. We aimed to investigate this controversial issue in our population of liver transplant patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.