Hepatic Artery Stenosis in Liver Transplant Recipient’s Angioplasty and Stenting a Single Center Experience

Background: Significant hepatic artery stenosis after liver transplantation can lead to thrombosis with associated high morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study is to evaluate our technical success rate, clinical outcomes and complications. Method(s): It’s a retrospective study in 13 patients who underwent liver transplantation between 2010 and 2018. Recipients demographics, type of liver transplant, clinical presentations methods of diagnosing hepatic artery stenosis, types of anastomosis, approached for intervention, hepatic artery stenosis grading, primary angioplasty and in some cases assisted stenting were evaluated. All patients were assessed after intervention by clinical outcomes, Doppler examination. Result(s): Out of 13 patients, 5 patients after angioplasty were assisted by stenting, 11 patients have good flow (84%), in 1 patient no change in flow and 1 have poor flow,1 patient complicated by non flow limiting dissection, 1 underwent for surgical redo, 10 patients are still alive. Conclusion(s): Our results suggest hepatic artery angioplasty and stenting in liver recipients are minimally and safe procedures good alternative option to open surgeries.

Publication History

Article published online:
11 May 2021