Liver Transplant for Unusually Large Polycystic Liver Disease: Challenges and Pitfalls
| Autor: | Chirag S. Desai, Alfred S. Barritt, David A. Gerber, Pablo Serrano Rodriguez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Polycystic liver disease lcsh:Surgery MEDLINE Case Report lcsh:RD1-811 medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Management of Technology and Innovation medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Liver function business Cystic disease |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Transplantation Case Reports in Transplantation, Vol 2018 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6951 2090-6943 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2018/4863187 |
| Popis: | Patients with polycystic liver disease are described in the literature as both recipient and donor for liver transplant. Due to well-preserved liver function, it is often difficult for these patients to receive an organ. Livers of these patients are often large and heavier than a normal organ. We describe two cases who had exceedingly large livers, weighing 14 and 19 kg. To the best of our knowledge and search, these are some of the heaviest explanted livers, and one of the patients incidentally received a liver from a donor with ADPKD. The aim of this report is to discuss the challenges and pitfalls of evaluating and listing, technical aspect of the transplant, possibility of transplanting a liver from a donor with a genetic cystic disease to a cystic disease recipient, and the related literature with some highlights on the facts from UNOS/OPTN data. |
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