Abstract

Question: A 38-year-old man who underwent a liver transplant due to primary sclerosing cholangitis 9 years ago and a colectomy for descending colon cancer and ulcerative colitis 3 years ago was admitted for a regular checkup. Of note, his liver transplant procedure was complicated by splenic artery steal syndrome immediately after surgery, for which an early relaparotomy with splenic artery ligation was performed with normalization of flow in the hepatic artery and liver function tests. His immunosuppressive regimen consisted of tacrolimus and azathioprine once daily.

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