Lateral Access Spine Surgery following Liver Transplantation: A Report of Two Cases

Table 1

Patient’s characteristics.

Case	#1	#2
Age	49	66
Gender	Female	Female
Diagnosis of liver disorder	Acute-on-chronic liver failure	Hepatocellular carcinoma
Immunosuppressant drug	Cyclosporine	Tacrolimus hydrate
Spinal disorder	Degenerative lumbar disease	T12 vertebral fracture
Spine surgery	LLIF (L3/4, L4/5), PLIF (L5/S1), L3-S1 instrumentation	T12 corpectomy, T10-L2 instrumentation
Follow-up	27 months	31 months
Complication	Transplanted liver dysfunction	None

LLIF: lateral lumbar interbody fusion; PLIF: posterior lumbar interbody fusion.