Publications by authors named "Harpreet K Bhangu"
Transplant Direct
November 2022
Article Synopsis
- - The study examines the outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) using donation after circulatory death (DCD) grafts in patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT), finding that surgical complexity was increased, but no prior studies focused on this combination.
- - Out of 771 DCD LTs performed between 2006 and 2020, 91 patients (11.8%) had PVT, with varying severity levels; the majority underwent a procedure to remove clots before transplantation.
- - The results indicated no significant differences in early allograft dysfunction, primary nonfunction rates, or survival between patients with and without PVT, suggesting DCD liver grafts can be safely used in select PVT cases,
