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Freeman AJ, Sellers ZM, Mazariegos G, Kelly A, Saiman L, Mallory G, Ling SC, Narkewicz MR, Leung DH. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pretransplant and Posttransplant Management of Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Liver Disease. Liver Transpl 2019; 25:640-657. [PMID: 30697907 DOI: 10.1002/lt.25421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Approximately 5%-10% of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) will develop advanced liver disease with portal hypertension, representing the third leading cause of death among patients with CF. Cystic fibrosis with advanced liver disease and portal hypertension (CFLD) represents the most significant risk to patient mortality, second only to pulmonary or lung transplant complications in patients with CF. Currently, there is no medical therapy to treat or reverse CFLD. Liver transplantation (LT) in patients with CFLD with portal hypertension confers a significant survival advantage over those who do not receive LT, although the timing in which to optimize this benefit is unclear. Despite the value and efficacy of LT in selected patients with CFLD, established clinical criteria outlining indications and timing for LT as well as disease-specific transplant considerations are notably absent. The goal of this comprehensive and multidisciplinary report is to present recommendations on the unique CF-specific pre- and post-LT management issues clinicians should consider and will face.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Jay Freeman
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.,Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.,Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA
| | - George Mazariegos
- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.,Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
| | - Andrea Kelly
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.,Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
| | - Lisa Saiman
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.,Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY
| | - George Mallory
- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.,Divisions of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
| | - Simon C Ling
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Michael R Narkewicz
- Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
| | - Daniel H Leung
- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.,Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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