Two-Stage Liver Transplantation and Tricuspid Valve Replacement After Blunt Trauma in a Pediatric Patient

We present a 14-year-old male injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident, who sustained a devastating disruption of the common bile duct and celiac artery injury, leading to acute hepatic failure, necessitating a two-stage liver transplantation. He was subsequently found to have a severe traumatic tricuspid injury, which required tricuspid valve replacement. At 4 years post-injury, he is without major complications. This is the first case presentation of the cooccurrence of these complex pathologies. Importantly, we demonstrate the complex decision-making surrounding traumatic liver transplantation and timing of subsequent tricuspid valve repair, weighing the complex interplay of these 2 pathologies.PMID:38518211 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241241716
Source: The American Surgeon - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research