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This is the main heptic artery into the liver. I am at Mayo in AZ. After
going in through my artery through the groin into my liver they determined
that the only way to repair was to open me back up and cut the artery again
and replace with a donor artery. Bummer. I can't find any information on
the net, and if this is a common surgery. I guess it the only option. I
was just trying to find out if anyone has had a similar problem with their
heptic artery.
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Surgery.went fine however pain is the worst..
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@livertrex yes I had to have that artery repaired. I had just had the staples removed from the transplant surgery when they discovered that the hepatic artery was damaged. They had to re-open me and repair the artery. So I was in hospital over Christmas last year. They cut into the existing scar and then stapled me back up. This second surgery and re-opening was extremely more painful than the original surgery. So I can understand what you're going through.