Acute Pancreatitis After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Children: Incidence, Contributing Factors, and Outcome
Pierre Tissières,
Lionel Simon,
Dominique Debray
et al.
Abstract:Background:Acute pancreatitis after orthotopic liver transplantation is a well‐known complication in adults that has never been described in children. In adults, end‐stage liver disease related to hepatitis B, intraoperative pancreatic injury caused by extensive peripancreatic dissection, the type of biliary anastomosis performed, and numerous drugs, have all been described as predisposing factors in acute pancreatitis after liver transplantation. The current retrospective review was undertaken to identify the… Show more
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