Combined double lung-liver transplantation for cystic fibrosis without cardio-pulmonary by-pass

Autor: B. Carrara, Stefano Fagiuoli, M. Strazzabosco, M Guizzetti, V. Corno, Piercarlo Parigi, M.C. Dezza, Alessandro Rossi, Domenico Pinelli, Michele Colledan, G. Gaffuri, Alessandro Lucianetti, D. Codazzi, M.L. Melzi, V. Sonzogni
Přispěvatelé: Corno, V, Dezza, M, Lucianetti, A, Codazzi, D, Carrara, B, Pinelli, D, Parigi, P, Guizzetti, M, Strazzabosco, M, Melzi, M, Gaffuri, G, Sonzogni, V, Rossi, A, Fagiuoli, S, Colledan, M
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Popis: Sequential bilateral single lung-liver transplantation (SBSL-LTx) is a therapeutic option for patients with end stage lung and liver disease (ESLLD) due to cystic fibrosis (CF). A few cases have been reported, all of them were performed with the use of cardio-pulmonary by-pass (CPB). We performed SBSL-LTx in three young men affected by CF. All the recipients had respiratory failure and portal hypertension with hypersplenism. Along with lung transplants, two patients received a whole liver graft and one an extended right graft from an in situ split liver. During transplantation neither CPB nor veno-venous by-pass (VVB) were employed. Immunosuppression was based on basiliximab, tacrolimus, steroids and azathioprine. The three recipients are alive with a median follow-up of 670 days (range 244-1,533). Combined SBSL-LTx is a complex but effective procedure for the treatment of ESLLD due to CF, not necessarily requiring the use of CPB or VVB.
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