Spontaneous and uneventful anal expulsion of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) vascular graft after living donor liver transplantation

EGELİ T., ÜNEK T., AĞALAR C., SAKAOĞLU M. B., ÖZBİLGİN M., BARLIK F., ...Daha Fazla

Turkish Journal of Surgery, cilt.41, sa.1, ss.102-104, 2025 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2022.5567
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102-104
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: complication, Liver transplantation, vascular graft, venoplasty, venous drainage
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a useful therapeutic option for end-stage liver disease due to the shortage of deceased donor liver grafts, particularly in Asia and Türkiye. Right liver LDLT is frequently performed in adults and some cases require anterior section venous drainage. Synthetic grafts, particularly expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE), are often preferred for venoplasties. Despite its many advantages, some complications associated with these grafts have been reported, such as gastrointestinal tract migration, perforation, and bleeding. Here we present an extremely rare case about an e-PTFE graft.