05 August 2025 : Original article
Intra-Arterial Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Transcatheter Thrombolysis in Post-Transplant Hepatic Artery Thrombosis: A Preliminary Study
Liqi Sun ABCDEF 1, Yijun Li ABCD 1, Kai Feng ABC 2, Dong Zhao ABCD 3, Hong Yu BCD 4, Zhiyan Li ADEFG 1*, Ningbo Zhao ABCDEFG 1DOI: 10.12659/AOT.947500
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e947500
Table 1 The clinical data of the eight patients.
| Case | Sex (M/F) | Age (Y) | Primary disease | Operation method | Time of thrombosis after surgery | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 46 | Hepatitis B cirrhosis, decompensatory stage | Modified piggyback | 1 day | Success |
| 2 | M | 50 | Chronic Liver failure, graft rejection, cholestatic hepatitis | Modified piggyback, secondary liver transplantation | 2 months | Success |
| 3 | M | 49 | Decompensation of hepatitis B cirrhosis | Modified piggyback | 1day | Success |
| 4 | M | 28 | Hepatitis B cirrhosis, decompensatory stage | Modified piggyback | 3 days | Success |
| 5 | M | 30 | chronic liver failure | Modified piggyback | 9 days | Success |
| 6 | M | 45 | Hepatitis B cirrhosis, decompensatory stage | Modified piggyback | 3 months | Failure |
| 7 | F | 69 | Cholangiocarcinoma | Split liver transplantation | 1 day | Success |
| 8 | M | 35 | Decompensation of hepatitis B cirrhosis | Modified piggyback | 15 days | Failure |