Antithrombin III treatment for portal vein thrombosis after living donor liver transplantation: a case report

Abstract Background There have been no reports on the effectiveness of the administration of antithrombin III (AT III) for post-transplant portal vein thrombosis (PVT). We herein report a case of post-transplant PVT that was resolved by AT III treatment after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT...

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Main Authors: Yuta Hirata, Yukihiro Sanada, Takahiko Omameuda, Takumi Katano, Go Miyahara, Naoya Yamada, Noriki Okada, Yasuharu Onishi, Yasunaru Sakuma, Naohiro Sata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00920-y