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Chen CC, Ou HY, Tsang LLC, Cheng YF, Chen CL, Chen TY. Portal Dynamics After Living Donor Liver Transplant in Pediatric Recipients: A 10-Year Follow-Up Retrospective Study. Transplant Proc 2023; 55:1638-1643. [PMID: 37391329 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.03.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND It may be difficult for pediatric patients to evaluate the impact of liver transplantation (LT) on splenomegaly due to the natural growth course. The long-term dynamics of portal vein (PV) size and PV flow after LT in pediatric patients are unclear. We aimed to evaluate the long-term transition of the splenic size, PV size, and PV flow velocity in pediatric patients who underwent successful living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and survived >10 years. METHODS From October 2004 to December 2010, 39 pediatric patients (25 boys; 14 girls) underwent LDLT, received pre-LDLT and post-LDLT computed tomography scans and long-term ultrasound sonography follow-up, and survived >10 years without additional intervention at our institution. We analyzed the short- to mid-term and long-term impact of LDLT on splenic size, PV size, and PV flow velocity over time. RESULTS The PV diameter increased throughout the 10-year follow-up (P < .001). The PV flow velocity increased 1 day after LDLT (P< .001); proceeded to decrease 3 days after LDLT, reaching a low point 6 to 9 months after LDLT; and remained stable throughout the 10-year follow-up. Regression of the splenic volume at 6 to 9 months after LDLT (P < .001) was noted. However, the splenic size steadily increased on long-term follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Although LDLT has a significant short-term reduction effect on splenomegaly, the long-term transitional trend of the splenic size and PV diameter may increase along with children's growth. The PV flow reached a stable status 6 to 9 months after LDLT and remained so until 10 years after LDLT.
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- Chi-Cheng Chen
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Liver Transplantation Program and Departments of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Boillot O, Chopinet S, Gregoire E, Milot L, Petit P, Rohmer B, Roquelaure B, Dariel A, Panait N, Hardwigsen J, Dumortier J. Partial splenectomy in children undergoing liver transplantation or venous shunt for severe hypersplenism: A case control comparative study. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2022; 46:101929. [PMID: 35462062 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2022.101929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Hypersplenism is a consequence of portal hypertension and splenomegaly secondary to cirrhosis or portal cavernoma in children. In order to avoid persistent hypersplenism and splenomegaly after liver transplantation (LT) or venous shunt (VS), partial splenectomy (PS) may represent a relevant therapeutic option. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the results of PS performed in children presenting hypersplenism. METHODS The following end-points were evaluated: (1) reversion of hypersplenism and its durability over time, (2) postoperative outcome, (3) courses of spleen size and volume and (4) comparison to a control group in which PS was not performed. RESULTS Between 1996 and 2020, 16 children underwent PS associated with LT (8 cases) for cirrhosis or VS (8 cases) for portal cavernoma. From Day 0 to 1 month, mean platelet and white blood cell counts (WBC) dramatically improved from 48 ± 19 at day 0 to 176 ± 70 × 109/L (P < 0.0001) and from 2469 ± 853 to 7198 ± 3982/L (P = 0.001) respectively. PS allowed significant reduction of splenic length and volume from 176 ± 33 to 112 ± 24 cm (P < 0.0001) and from 1228 ± 464 to 450 ± 297 cm3 (P = 0.0003) respectively. After a mean follow-up of 92.6 ± 84.7 months (range: 4.1-210.7), 14 patients are alive with normal platelet and WBC counts and persistent spleen size reduction. Compared to control group, PS was associated with a significant platelet count rise from baseline to one year. CONCLUSIONS PS appears to be effective for treatment of hypersplenism and splenomegaly in combination with LT or VS without compromising outcome.
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- Olivier Boillot
- Department of Digestive Diseases, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France; University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, la Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.
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- Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, la Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, la Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Radiology, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, la Timone Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatry, Femme Mère Enfant Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatry, la Timone Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, la Timone Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, la Timone Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, la Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France; University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
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Comprehensive Analysis of Long-term Splenic Volume Changes in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients: Does It Correlate With Adverse Graft Outcomes? Transplant Proc 2020; 53:104-110. [PMID: 32919802 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Splenomegaly and hypersplenism caused by liver failure increase the mortality and morbidity of patients even after liver transplantation if they do not regress. We evaluated the relation of splenic volume change and transplanted liver function. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 59 of 207 pediatric patients who had liver transplantation between 2013 and 2018 in our institute were evaluated. The relation of spleen volume changes (splenic volume to standard splenic volume ratio [SV/SSV]) were measured at 0, 1, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months of follow-up by constructing electronic three-dimensional structure of the spleen at dynamic computed tomography (CT), and the course of liver functions were evaluated. RESULTS The SV/SSV ratio decreases in the first postoperative 6 months. After 6 months, SV increases and SV/SSV increases gradually. In a normal functioning graft, SV/SSV significantly decreased in all time points (P < .001). In patients with adverse events, SV/SSV started to increase after 6 months. In patients with fulminant hepatic failure, SV/SSV started to increase after postoperative 6 months. Adverse events in patients with fulminant hepatic failure were more than the patients with chronic liver disease (58% vs 28%). There was an inverse correlation between SV/SSV and thrombocyte levels (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS SV/SSV seems to be correlated to the adverse events (ie, rejection). Together with thrombocyte levels, it can be used as a noninvasive test for follow-up of transplant patients in terms of adverse events in graft function.
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Kawano Y, Sanada Y, Urahashi T, Ihara Y, Okada N, Yamada N, Hirata Y, Katano T, Taniai N, Matsuda A, Miyashita M, Yoshida H, Mizuta K. Transition of Spleen Volume Long After Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Biliary Atresia. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2718-2722. [PMID: 30401384 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE After undergoing the Kasai procedure for biliary atresia (BA), most patients develop severe splenomegaly that tends to be improved by liver transplantation. However, fluctuations in splenic volume long after transplantation remain to be elucidated. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-one consecutive patients who had undergone pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for BA were followed up in our outpatient clinic for 5 years. They were classified into 3 groups according to their clinical outcomes: a good course group (GC, n = 41) who were maintained on only 1 or without an immunosuppressant, a liver dysfunction group (LD, n = 18) who were maintained on 2 or 3 types of immunosuppressants, and a vascular complication group (VC, n = 11). Splenic and hepatic volumes were calculated by computed tomography in 464 examinations and the values compared before and after the treatment, especially in the VC group. RESULTS Splenic volume decreased exponentially in the GC group, with splenic volume to standard spleen volume ratio (SD) being 1.59 (0.33) 5 years after liver transplantation. Splenic volume to standard spleen volume ratios were greater in the VC and LD groups than in the GC group. Patients in the VC group with portal vein stenosis developed liver atrophy and splenomegaly, whereas those with hepatic vein stenosis developed hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. Interventional radiation therapy tended to improve the associated symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Fluctuations in splenic volume long after pediatric LDLT for BA may reflect various clinical conditions. Evaluation of both splenic and hepatic volumes can facilitate understanding clinical conditions following pediatric LDLT.
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- Y Kawano
- Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusou Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusou Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusou Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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Long-term Changes in Spleen Volume After Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2723-2725. [PMID: 30348453 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a definitive procedure for splenomegaly caused by liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension, but splenomegaly persists in some patients. The aim of this study was to clarify the long-term changes in the spleen volume after LDLT. METHODS The 13 pediatric patients who survived for >8 years after LDLT were retrospectively analyzed. We calculated the spleen volume/standard spleen volume (SV/SSV) ratio by automated computed tomography (CT) volumetry. We assessed the spleen volumes before LDLT, at roughly postoperative week (POW) 4, at postoperative year (POY) 1, at POY 5, and at POY 10. RESULTS With regard to SV as evaluated by CT volumetry, there were no consistent trends, with median values as follows: before LDLT, 282.5 (71-641) cm3; POW 4, 252 (109-798) cm3; POY 1, 222.5 (97-948) cm3; POY 5, 263.5 (123-564) cm3; and POY 10, 377 (201-1080) cm3. In contrast, the SV/SSV ratio decreased chronologically as follows: before LDLT, 5.0 (0.7-6.0); POW 4, 3.7 (2.3-4.3); POY 1, 2.2 (1.7-6.3); POY 5, 1.7 (1.1-5.4); and POY 10, 1.4 (1.1-6.9). In the remote phase after LDLT, many cases showed a trend toward an improved SV/SSV ratio, but splenomegaly was prolonged without improvement in 3 cases (23.1%) with portal vein complications and advanced fibrosis. Furthermore, all 3 cases showed a decreased platelet count due to hypersplenism. CONCLUSION Splenomegaly requires a long time to demonstrate an improvement. In cases without an improvement of splenomegaly, we should suspect abnormalities in the graft liver and portal hemodynamics.
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Hirata Y, Sanada Y, Urahashi T, Ihara Y, Yamada N, Okada N, Tashiro M, Katano T, Otomo S, Ushijima K, Mizuta K. Relationship Between Graft Liver Function and the Change of Graft Liver and Spleen Volumes After Technical Variant Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2017; 48:1105-9. [PMID: 27320567 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.12.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although there have been a few reports describing the changes of graft liver and spleen volumes after liver transplantation (LT), little is known about the relationship between graft liver function and the changes of these volumes after technical variant liver transplantation (TVLT). We therefore performed a retrospective study to investigate the relationship between graft liver function and these volumes after TVLT. METHODS We retrospectively investigated the cases of 140 TVLT procedures that were performed in our department between July 1987 and October 2012 and in which follow-up was conducted at our department. We calculated the graft liver volume to standard liver volume (GV/SLV) ratio, the spleen volume to standard spleen volume (SV/SSV) ratio, and the spleen volume to graft liver volume (S/L) ratio by CT volumetry. We clarified the relationship between graft liver function (according to the pathological findings) and the graft liver and spleen volumes at 2, 5, and 10 years after TVLT. RESULTS In the normal liver function group, the GV/SLV, SV/SSV, and S/L ratios decreased until 6 months after TVLT and then converged at 10 years after TVLT to 0.95, 1.27, and 0.27, respectively. In the graft liver failure group, the GV/SLV, SV/SSV, and S/L ratios at 10 years after TVLT were 0.67, 5.01, and 1.55, respectively. A significant correlation was observed between the GV/SLV ratio and the presence of mild liver fibrosis at 2 and 5 years after TVLT (P = .03 and P = .04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Post-transplant CT-volumetry is a noninvasive and effective means of evaluating graft liver status.
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- Y Hirata
- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan.
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan
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Honda M, Yamamoto H, Hayashida S, Suda H, Ohya Y, Lee KJ, Takeichi T, Asonuma K, Inomata Y. Factors predicting persistent thrombocytopenia after living donor liver transplantation in pediatric patients. Pediatr Transplant 2011; 15:601-5. [PMID: 21790916 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01533.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Thrombocytopenia is common after LT for pediatric end-stage liver diseases. Seventy-six pediatric patients (≤15 yr old) who underwent LDLT were evaluated for the incidence and predictive factors of post-transplant thrombocytopenia (PLT <100, 000/mm(3) ). The prevalence of thrombocytopenia at two wk and at 12 months post-transplant was 22/76 (28.9%) and 11/62 (17.7%), respectively. Thrombocytopenia at two wk after LDLT was significantly associated with age at transplant, preoperative PLT, GRWR, acute rejection, and CMV infection in univariate analysis. Moreover, preoperative PLT, GRWR, and acute rejection had a strong correlation in multivariate analysis. Thrombocytopenia at 12 months after LDLT was associated only with preoperative PLT. We also demonstrated that vascular complications caused thrombocytopenia and that successful treatment recovered the PLT. These results showed that, in addition to considering the preoperative PLT, post-operative monitoring of platelets is very helpful for the early detection of adverse events related to the graft liver in pediatric liver transplant patients.
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- Masaki Honda
- Department of Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Coelho JCU, Balbinot P, Nitsche R, Pinto KA, Parolin MB, Ivantes CAP. Change in platelet count in patients with hypersplenism subjected to liver transplantation. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2011; 48:175-8. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032011000300004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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CONTEXT: Most patients subjected to liver transplantation presents hypersplenism, which is reversed after the operation. However, some patients remain with moderate to intense hypersplenism. OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of liver transplantation on platelet count in patients with hypersplenism. METHOD: Of a total of 233 patients who underwent liver transplantation, 162 were excluded from the present study because of occurrence of steroid-resistant rejection, absence of hypersplenism before the transplantation, absence of follow-up for at least 2 years or incomplete exams data. The electronic study protocols of the remaining 71 patients were reviewed to determine the demographics, etiology of cirrhosis, and results of pathologic examination of the explanted liver. Serial platelet count was obtained from the study protocol on the day before liver transplantation and 1, 2, 4, and 6 months and 1 year after liver transplantation. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student's t-test, chi-square test, and Spearman's correlation test. RESULTS: Posttransplant platelet count at all time intervals was significantly higher than the pretransplant value (P<0.001 for all time intervals). Thrombocytopenia was reversed (platelet count >100,000/mm³) in 58 patients (81.7%) 1 month after liver transplantation. Twelve patients (16.9%) remained with thrombocytopenia 1 year after liver transplantation. Three patients (4.2%) had recurrence of thrombocytopenia within 1 year after liver transplantation. There was no correlation between pretransplant platelet count and the Child-Pugh class or the MELD score. CONCLUSION: Liver transplantation reverses hypersplenism in most patients.
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of liver transplantation on the spleen size, spontaneous splenorenal shunt (SRS) function, and platelet counts in patients with hypersplenism. METHODS Between December 2001 and February 2007, 462 adult patients underwent orthotopic liver transplantations (OLTX) at our institution. Of these patients, CT or MRI information was reviewed retrospectively in 55 patients. Volume measurements of the spleen and liver, spleen/liver volume ratio (S/L ratio), presence and size of SRS, and platelet counts were evaluated before and after OLTX. RESULTS Mean spleen volume decreased from 827 +/- 463 ml to 662 +/- 376 ml after OLTX (p < 0.01). Five (11%) patients returned to normal-range spleen size after OLTX. SRS was observed in 19 patients before OLTX (35%). The diameter of SRS also significantly decreased from 1.0 +/- 0.5 cm before OLTX to 0.7 +/- 0.5 cm after OLTX (p < 0.05). SRS disappeared in 16% of patients (3/19). S/L ratio significantly decreased from 0.65 +/- 0.33 to 0.38 +/- 0.17 (p < 0.01) after OLTX. Platelet counts significantly increased after OLTX (p < 0.01). Improvement of the platelet count in the group with postoperative S/L ratio >0.35 was not as good as that in the group with S/L ratio <0.35 (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Spleen size and SRS size became significantly smaller after OLTX. However, patients with postoperative S/L ratio >0.35 tend to have lower platelet counts after OLTX.
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Ling SC, Pfeiffer A, Avitzur Y, Fecteau A, Grant D, Ng VL. Long-term follow-up of portal hypertension after liver transplantation in children. Pediatr Transplant 2009; 13:206-9. [PMID: 18564308 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.00993.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We aimed to describe the long-term changes in the imaging and clinical features of PHALT in children. A retrospective review was undertaken of consecutive children undergoing their first liver transplant between 1993 and 2003. Details of clinical progress and ultrasound imaging were recorded at one-yr post-transplantation and at last follow-up. Data were extracted on 83 children (median age at transplant 1.7 yr, range one month to 17.5 yr, 44 girls) who underwent 89 transplants. Four of these children died at a mean 5.6 yr (range 3.8-6.9 yr) after transplantation. Of the survivors, follow-up at one yr (n = 83) and at last follow-up (n = 71, median 4.3 yr post-transplant) revealed imaging evidence of splenomegaly in 46% and 44%, ascites in 6% and 4%, and portal systemic collaterals in 12% and 14%, respectively. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with portal hypertension had occurred in no children at one yr and in four (6%) at latest follow-up. Features of portal hypertension on ultrasound scan are common in children before liver transplantation. An important minority of children will suffer clinically significant complications of PHALT during long-term follow-up, caused by both vascular and parenchymal disease.
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- S C Ling
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Ohira M, Ishifuro M, Ide K, Irei T, Tashiro H, Itamoto T, Ito K, Chayama K, Asahara T, Ohdan H. Significant correlation between spleen volume and thrombocytopenia in liver transplant patients: a concept for predicting persistent thrombocytopenia. Liver Transpl 2009; 15:208-15. [PMID: 19177451 DOI: 10.1002/lt.21663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Interferon (IFN) therapy with or without ribavirin treatment is well established as a standard antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. However, susceptibility to thrombocytopenia is a major obstacle for initiating or continuing this therapy, particularly in liver transplant (LTx) recipients with HCV. Studies have reported that splenectomy performed concurrently with LTx is a feasible strategy for conditioning patients for anti-HCV IFN therapy. However, the relationship between the severity of splenomegaly and alterations in the blood cytopenia in LTx recipients remains to be clarified. Here, we analyzed the relationship between spleen volume (SV) and thrombocytopenia in 45 patients who underwent LTx at Hiroshima University Hospital. The extent of pre-LTx splenomegaly [the SV to body surface area (BSA) ratio in an individual] was inversely correlated with both the post-LTx white blood cell count and platelet (PLT) count (P < 0.001). Furthermore, the PLT count of patients with thrombocytopenia (PLT count <or= 5 x 10(4)/mm(3)) increased significantly in the group without splenomegaly (SV/BSA value < 400) versus that in the group with splenomegaly (P = 0.005). Thus, if both splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia coexist (PLT count <or= 5 x 10(4)/mm(3) and SV/BSA value >or= 400), persistent thrombocytopenia is predictable after LTx.
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- Masahiro Ohira
- Department of Surgery, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Chang JH, Choi JY, Woo HY, Kwon JH, You CR, Bae SH, Yoon SK, Choi MG, Chung IS, Kim DG. Severe thrombocytopenia before liver transplantation is associated with delayed recovery of thrombocytopenia regardless of donor type. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14:5723-9. [PMID: 18837091 PMCID: PMC2748209 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To compare the recovery of thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly during long-term follow-up after liver transplantation in patients receiving a living donor transplant or a cadaveric donor transplant.
METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of 216 consecutive liver transplant patients who survived for > 6 mo after transplantation; 169 received a liver transplant from a living donor and 47 from a cadaveric donor. The platelet counts or spleen volumes were examined before transplant, 1, 6, and 12 mo after transplant, and then annually until 5 years after transplant.
RESULTS: The mean follow-up period was 49 mo (range, 21-66). Platelet counts increased continuously for 5 years after orthotopic liver transplant. The restoration of platelet counts after transplant was significantly slower in patients with severe pretransplant thrombocytopenia (< 50 000/μL) until 4 years after transplant (P = 0.005). Donor type did not significantly affect the recovery of platelet count and spleen volume in either patient group. In multivariate analysis, pretransplant severe thrombocytopenia (< 50 000/μL) was an independent factor associated with sustained thrombocytopenia (P < 0.001, odds ratio 6.314; confidence interval, 2.828-14.095). Thrombocytopenia reappeared after transplant in seven patients with portal flow disturbance near the anastomosis site.
CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that severe thrombocytopenia before transplant is closely associated with delayed recovery of platelet count after transplant and donor type did not affect the recovery of thrombocytopenia. The reappearance of thrombocytopenia after transplant should be considered a possible indicator of flow disturbance in the portal vein.
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Changes of Portosystemic Collaterals and Splenic Volume on CT After Liver Transplantation and Factors Influencing Those Changes. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008; 191:W8-W16. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.2990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Tutar N, Isiklar I, Ulu EK, Haberal M. Spleen Size Changes in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients With Functioning Grafts. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:3199-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.08.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2007] [Accepted: 08/21/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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