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04 August 2020: Original Paper

Inferior Vena Cava Constriction After Liver Transplantation Is a Severe Complication Requiring Individually Adapted Treatment: Report of a Single-Center Experience

Jan-Paul Gundlach 1CDEF* , Rainer Günther 2B , Marcus Both 3BD , Jens Trentmann 3BD , Jost Philipp Schäfer 3BCD , Jochen T. Cremer 4B , Christoph Röcken 5BDE , Thomas Becker 1DEG , Felix Braun 1ABD , Alexander Bernsmeier 1CDE

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.925194

Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e925194

Figure 1 Radiologic and macroscopic finding of IVC thrombosis. (A–C): patient #1: CT scan (A, B) and cavography (C) of thrombus due to fibrotic stenosis (arrow heads) of suprahepatic IVC anastomosis; (D) patient #2 at autopsy with cranio-caudal opened IVC (from left to right); arrow head indicates suprahepatic IVC anastomosis; (E) CT scan showing a massive IVC thrombosis in patient #3 with arrowhead indicating stenotic suprahepatic IVC anastomosis. White arrows indicating thrombosis. Pictures A–C, and E are displayed in coronal view.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358