Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alveolar Echinococcus Is a Difficult Procedure

Hatipoglu S., Bulbuloglu B., Piskin T., Kayaalp C., Yilmaz S.

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, cilt.45, sa.3, ss.1028-1030, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.084
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1028-1030
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Surgical resection is the best treatment for early stage alveolar echinococcosis of the liver. In the stages that are not appropriate for resection and when the case develops complications, a liver transplant can be a lifesaver. The liver transplants of alveolar echinococcosis are technically difficult because of prior operation, interventional radiological procedures, and large mass. Despite such difficulty, living donor liver transplantation can save one's life.