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We describe a case of reversible hepatofugal portal flow 1 week after transplantation of a small-for-size liver graft from a living donor. A transient increase in intrahepatic portal vascular resistance was the suspected cause. The portal venous flow normalized after residual collateral channels had been interrupted surgically. The patient was discharged on the 90th postoperative day. Liver transplant clinicians should be aware that hepatofugal flow can occur with small-for-size liver grafts, despite sufficient portal venous flow immediately after transplantation.
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Received: 8 March 2000 Revised: 26 September 2000 Accepted: 5 May 2001
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Kita, Y., Harihara, Y., Sano, K. et al. Reversible hepatofugal portal flow after liver transplantation using a small-for-size graft from a living donor. Transpl Int 14, 217–222 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001470100327
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001470100327