Sistema Gastrointestinal e Digestivo

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Intestinal Transplantation in a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis

Thierry Yandza, Goubaux Bernard, Amine Rahili, Domenico Ciampi, Jérôme Fillipi, Marie C. Saint-Paul, Bernard Sastre, Mehdi Ouassi, Philippe Grandval, Philippe Sowka, Olivier Perus, Guillaume Baudin, Xavier Hébuterne and Jean Gugenheim

In patients undergoing small bowel transplantation, the current consensus is to avoid transplanting patients with insufficient vascular patency to guarantee easy central venous access for up to 6 months following transplantation. Here we present the case of a patient who received an intestinal transplant despite obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC). The complicated post-operative outcome supports the view that these patients should be transplanted when easy central venous access is available.