Successful reconstruction of late portal vein stenosis after hepatic transplantation

V. P. Scantlebury, A. B. Zajko, C. O. Esquivel, I. R. Marino and T. E. Starzl
Department of Surgery, University Health Center of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, PA.

Stenosis of the portal vein anastomosis occurred in three pediatric patients seven to 42 months after transplantation. Dominant symptoms were those of portal hypertension and hypersplenism. Diagnosis was made by angiography. Successful surgical reconstruction was possible in all three patients.

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