09 December 2022: Original Paper
Modification of Venous Outflow to Avoid Thrombotic Graft Failure in Pancreas Transplantation
Je Ho Ryu 1ABE , Jae Ryong Shim 1ABC , Tae Beom Lee 1BCD , Kwangho Yang 1ADE , Taeun Kim 2ABF , Seo Rin Kim 3EF , Byunghyun Choi 1ABCDEF*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) | |
| Detected thrombus in CT angiography, n (%) | 8 (26.7) | 3 (11.1) | 0.186 |