Late onset arterial conduit aneurysm in a liver transplant patient

Aortic conduit aneurysm and enteric fistula formation in a post–liver transplant patient: A potential causative role for cytomegalovirus?

“…A hepatic artery aneurysm post–liver transplantation is a rare and devastating occurrence necessitating rapid revascularization . A case of a late, aortic conduit aneurysm occurring 8 years after an orthotopic liver transplantation has been described in the literature . Todo et al's 1987 review found 25 HA complications out of 231 hepatic grafts, of which four were false aneurysms.…”

“…8,9 A case of a late, aortic conduit aneurysm occurring 8 years after an orthotopic liver transplantation has been described in the literature. 10 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common Herpesviridae infection in those with solid organ transplants. It can be asymptomatic but may cause fever and invasive disease.…”