Oral Surgery on the Patient with Cirrhosis
Fig. 24.1 Postoperative bleeding 2 days after three teeth were extracted on a patient who was on the waiting for a liver transplant for hepatitis C. The area was reopened,…
Head and Neck Issues in Cirrhotic Patients
Immediate complications Early complications Late complication Desaturation Bleeding Airway stenosis Stroke Mucous plug Granulation tissue Pneumothorax Infection/Tracheitis Tracheoinnominate fistula Severe blood loss Accidental decannulation Tracheoesophageal fistula Tracheomalacia Aspiration Intraoperative complications…
Thoracic and Esophageal Procedures, Lung Transplant in Cirrhotic Patients: Safety and Limiting Factors
Study n Child–Pugh Class MELD score Pulmonary resection Morbidity Mortality (operative) Late outcome Iwasaki et al. [14] 17 Class A: 4 Class B: 13 N/A Lobectomies = 11 Pneumnectomies =…
Cardiac Surgical Procedures in Patients with Cirrhosis
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung (eds.)Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5_19 19. Cardiac Surgical Procedures in Patients with Cirrhosis Ahmad Zeeshan1, 2 and Nicholas Smedira1, 2 (1) Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland…
Gynecological Procedures and Pregnancy in Women with Liver Cirrhosis
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung (eds.)Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5_18 18. Gynecological Procedures and Pregnancy in Women with Liver Cirrhosis Uma Perni1 , Haider Mahdi2 and Tommaso Falcone3 (1) Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine,…
Kidney Transplantation in Cirrhotic Patients
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Bijan Eghtesad and John Fung (eds.)Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5_17 17. Kidney Transplantation in Cirrhotic Patients Antonios Arvelakis1 , Sander Florman1 and Ron Shapiro1 (1) Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, The Mount Sinai Hospital, One…
Urologic Procedures in Patients with Cirrhosis
(1) Center for Robotic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Glickman Urologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA KeywordsUrologySurgeryCirrhosisLiver failure Introduction Surgery has recently become more commonplace in patients with liver…
Colorectal Surgery in Cirrhotics
Author Year Study design Diagnosis Patient number Overall morbidity rate (%) Overall mortality rate (%) Anastomotic leak rate (%) Metcalf [1] 1984 Retrospective, single-institution Mixed 54 48 41 19a Wind…
Hernia Repair in Cirrhotic Patients: Type, Timing, and Procedure of Choice
Fig. 13.1 Surgical care pathway for abdominal wall hernias in patients with chronic liver disease Presence of Portal Hypertension In the absence of portal hypertension, we have found that patients…
Pancreatic Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis
Fig. 11.1 Estimated median survival in months for patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The impact of surgical resection is demonstrated to be greatest in those patients who are diagnosed with…
