NİAZ AHMAD, WASİF TAHİR, ALİ HAQUE, FAİSAL DAR, HECTOR VİLCA-MELENDEZ, PARTHİ SRİNAVASAN, NİGEL HEATON
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2020;18(2):255-257
Here, we describe a case of occlusive hepatic artery thrombus in a liver procured from an 18-year-old deceased donor after circulatory death. The donor had died of multiple trauma following a road traffic collision. Occlusive thrombus was found at the hepatic artery bifurcation during back-table preparation. Consequently, the liver transplant did not proceed. We suggest careful assessment of hepatic arteries of all donor livers before transplant, particularly those from donors who are involved in deceleration injuries. Transplanting such livers may lead to primary nonfunction.
