Background The incidence of abdominal wall hernias in cirrhotic patients is as high as 20 % and in cases of major ascites this number may increase

Background Abernethy malformation (AM) is a rare congenital abnormality described by John Abernethy in 1793. It is characterized by a shunt between the portal vein

Introduction The Small-for-Size Syndrome (SSS) is seen more often if the transplanted segment of the donor is <30% liver or <0.8% of body weight of

INTRODUCTION The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) has been acknowledged as an important vascular complication in lungs due to systemic hypoxemia in patients with cirrhosis and portal

Introduction Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is formed by the clinical triad of chronic liver disease, intrapulmonary vascular dilatation, and hypoxemia. This condition is present in 4%

INTRODUCTION Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide; a quarter of the world’s population is in the range of overweight and 10% are considered

Background Pancreas transplantation is a treatment for advanced type 1 diabetes and offers significant improvement in quality of life. Recent advances in surgical techniques and

INTRODUCTION Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a well-accepted treatment of end-stage liver disease. Biliary fistula, anastomotic biliary strictures (ABS)(5, 17) and ischemic biliary lesions(18) figure

INTRODUCTION Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is defined as clinical triad of liver disease, intrapulmonary vascular dilatation and hypoxemia. It is present in 4-32% of patients with

INTRODUÇÃO Síndrome hepatopulmonar (SHP) é formada pela entidade clínica composta por uma tríade: doença hepática crônica, dilatação vascular intrapulmonar e alteração nos gases arteriais. Esta