TY - JOUR AU - Sugawara, Yasuhiko PY - 2017 TI - Impact of preoperative portal vein thrombosis on liver transplantation JF - AME Medical Journal; Vol 2 (June 2017): Ame Medical Journal Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is one of the common complications of in cirrhotic patients (1). The frequency in candidates for liver transplantation will be higher. Patients listed on the liver transplantation, therefore, will undergo screening for PVT. PVT has now not to thought to be a contraindication for liver transplantation since 1990 (2). Due to progress in diagnostic tools and surgical techniques, most patients with PVT may undergo deceased-donor liver transplantation successfully (3). UR - https://amj.amegroups.org/article/view/3901