EMERGENCY PORTACAVAL SHUNT FOR CONTROL OF HEMORRHAGE FROM A PARENCHYMAL FRACTURE AFTER ADULT-TO-ADULT LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

As more adults undergo transplantation with partial liver grafts, the unique features of these segments and their clinical significance will become apparent. A patient presented with life-threatening hemorrhage from an iatrogenic laceration to a right lobe graft 11 days after transplantation. The creation of a portacaval shunt effectively controlled the bleeding, allowing more elective replacement of the organ with another right lobe graft. The...