What are the possible problems in liver transplantation

Update Date: 2025-05-07 Source: Network

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For the patients who want to do liver transplantation, they must be very scared. They don't know what problems may occur after liver transplantation. After all, there are risks in operation, and liver transplantation is a large organ transplantation, so the problems after liver transplantation also attract people's attention. Let's talk about the problems that may occur after liver transplantation.

What are the possible problems in liver transplantation

First, bile duct problems may occur after liver transplantation, sometimes the connection between bile duct and intestine is not fully healed, bile leakage. Or sometimes the scar tissue blocks the bile duct, causing the bile to stop flowing. Bile duct problems, including bile leakage, bile duct stricture (anastomotic and non anastomotic), bile duct sludge formation and bile duct infection, are the important causes of liver transplantation failure and affecting the survival rate.

Second: massive bleeding, because the new liver doesn't have enough time to make enough clotting proteins. Most patients receiving liver transplantation need blood transfusion during operation to prevent blood loss. Ischemic necrosis often occurs in the section of the liver, especially in the section of the fourth segment of the liver with reduced volume or split type;

Third: rejection, the human body will appear rejection of foreign organs, acute rejection after liver transplantation is common in 3 months after operation, but can occur as early as 6-10 days after operation, most patients will still have more than 1 rejection, need to increase the dose of drugs or replace drugs to treat this situation.

matters needing attention

For patients who have undergone liver transplantation, we must pay more attention, because there will be some rejection, bleeding reaction and a series of bile duct problems after liver transplantation. We should communicate with doctors more after operation. Always observe their own situation, in case of problems, should be timely treatment.