09 December 2022 : Original article
Modification of Venous Outflow to Avoid Thrombotic Graft Failure in Pancreas Transplantation
Je Ho Ryu1ABE, Jae Ryong Shim1ABC, Tae Beom Lee1BCD, Kwangho Yang1ADE, Taeun Kim2ABF, Seo Rin Kim
3EF, Byunghyun Choi1ABCDEF*
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.937514
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e937514
Table 2 Surgical outcome of pancreas transplant recipients.
| Vena cava group (n=31) | Aorta group (n=28) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative complication necessitating radiologic or surgical intervention, n (%) | 6/31 (19.4) | 3/28 (10.7) | 0.477 |
| Bleeding | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Leakage | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Adhesion | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Infection/peripancreatic abscess | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Wound dehiscence/Incisional hernia | 2 (6.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Thrombosis | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Technical failure, n (%) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Thrombotic graft failure, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
| Postoperative heparin use, n (%) | 25/31 (80.6) | 0/28 (0) | <0.001 |
| Detected thrombus in CT angiography, n (%) | 8 (26.7) | 3 (11.1) | 0.186 |