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Barten TRM, Atsma F, van der Meer AJ, Gansevoort R, Nevens F, Drenth JPH, Gevers TJG. Higher need for polycystic liver disease therapy in female patients: Sex-specific association between liver volume and need for therapy. Hepatology 2024; 79:551-559. [PMID: 37725713 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Prognostic tools or biomarkers are urgently needed in polycystic liver disease (PLD) to monitor disease progression and evaluate treatment outcomes. Total liver volume (TLV) is currently used to assess cross-sectional disease severity, and female patients typically have larger livers than males. Therefore, this study explores the sex-specific association between TLV and volume-reducing therapy (VRT). APPROACH AND RESULTS In this prospective cohort study, we included patients with PLD from European treatment centers. We explored sex-specific differences in the association between baseline TLV and initiation of volume-reducing therapy and determined the cumulative incidence rates of volume-reducing therapy in our cohort.We included 358 patients, of whom 157 (43.9%) received treatment. Treated patients had a higher baseline TLV (median TLV 2.16 vs. 4.34 liter, p < 0.001), were more frequently female (69.7% vs. 89.8%, p < 0.001), and had a higher risk of liver events (HR 4.381, p < 0.001). The cumulative volume-reducing therapy rate at 1 year of follow-up was 21.0% for females compared to 9.1% for males. Baseline TLV was associated with volume-reducing therapy, and there was an interaction with sex (HR females 1.202, p < 0.001; HR males 1.790, p < 0.001; at 1.5 l). CONCLUSION Baseline TLV is strongly associated with volume-reducing therapy initiation at follow-up in patients with PLD, with sex-specific differences in this association. Disease staging systems should use TLV to predict the need for future volume-reducing therapy in PLD separately for males and females.
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- Thijs R M Barten
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- European Reference Network RARE-LIVER, Germany
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- Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- European Reference Network RARE-LIVER, Germany
- Department of Hepatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- European Reference Network RARE-LIVER, Germany
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- European Reference Network RARE-LIVER, Germany
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Nutrim School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Gittus M, Moore J, Ong ACM. Liver transplant recipients with polycystic liver disease have longer waiting times but better long-term clinical outcomes than those with liver disease due to other causes: A retrospective cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0294717. [PMID: 38165905 PMCID: PMC10760649 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294717] [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: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Liver transplantation is the only curative option for patients with polycystic liver disease (PLD). In the United Kingdom, these patients are listed on the variant syndrome list due to their preserved liver function reflected in the United Kingdom End-stage Liver Disease (UKELD) score. The transplantation and survival rates for this patient group in the UK have not been previously reported. METHODS A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patients receiving liver transplantation between 2010 and 2017 was performed using the NHS blood and transplantation database. This database contains the demographic, clinical parameters, indication for transplantation and follow-up of all patients in UK-based transplant centres. Basic statistics was performed using SPSS version 27. RESULTS 5412 recipients received elective liver allografts in the study period. 1.6% (100) of recipients had PLD as their primary indication for transplantation with 60 receiving liver only allografts and 40 receiving combined liver-kidney allografts. PLD patients had a >3-fold longer mean waiting time for transplantation compared to non-PLD patients, 508 days v 154 days respectively. PLD patients receiving combined liver-kidney allografts had a longer waiting time than those receiving a liver only allograft, 610 days v 438 days respectively. There were comparable patient survival rates for people with PLD and non-PLD primary indications at 30 days (94.0% vs 97.6%) and 1 year (92.0% vs 93.2%) but improved survival rates at 5 years (81.3% vs 76.5%). There were also comparable allograft survival rates for people with PLD and non-PLD primary indications at 30 days (93.9% vs 95.3%) and 1 year (91.9% vs 91.2%) but improved survival rates at 5 years (82.5% vs 77.3%). Transplant centre-level analysis identified variation in the proportion of liver transplantations for people with PLD as their primary listed indication. CONCLUSIONS Patients with PLD wait significantly longer for liver transplantation compared to other indications. However, transplanted PLD patients demonstrate better longer-term patient and liver allograft survival rates compared to transplanted non-PLD patients. The unexpected variation between individual UK centres transplanting for PLD deserves further study.
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- Matt Gittus
- Academic Nephrology Unit, Division of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Liver Transplant Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Academic Nephrology Unit, Division of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Pompili M, Ardito F, Brunetti E, Cabibbo G, Calliada F, Cillo U, de Sio I, Golfieri R, Grova M, Gruttadauria S, Guido M, Iavarone M, Manciulli T, Pagano D, Pettinari I, Santopaolo F, Soresi M, Colli A. Benign liver lesions 2022: Guideline for clinical practice of Associazione Italiana Studio del Fegato (AISF), Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica e Interventistica (SIRM), Società Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC), Società Italiana di Ultrasonologia in Medicina e Biologia (SIUMB), Associazione Italiana di Chirurgia Epatobilio-Pancreatica (AICEP), Società Italiana Trapianti d'Organo (SITO), Società Italiana di Anatomia Patologica e Citologia Diagnostica (SIAPEC-IAP) - Part I - Cystic lesions. Dig Liver Dis 2022; 54:1469-1478. [PMID: 36089525 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Benign liver lesions are increasingly diagnosed in daily clinical practice due to the growing use of imaging techniques for the study of the abdomen in patients who have non-specific symptoms and do not have an increased risk of hepatic malignancy. They include simple or parasitic cysts and solid benign tumors which differ widely in terms of prevalence, clinical relevance, symptoms and natural history and often lead to significant clinical problems relating to diagnosis and clinical management. Following the need to have updated guidelines on the management of benign focal liver lesions, the Scientific Societies mainly involved in their management have promoted the drafting of a new dedicated document. This document was drawn up according to the present Italian rules and methodologies necessary to produce clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic guidelines based on evidence. Here we present the first part of the guideline, concerning the characterization of focal hepatic lesions detected by ultrasound, and the diagnosis and clinical management of simple and parasitic hepatic cysts, and of polycystic liver disease.
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- Maurizio Pompili
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Roma 00168, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Roma 00168, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Unità di Malattie Infettive e Immunologia, Pavia, Italy
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- Sezione di Gastroenterologia e Epatologia, Dipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (PROMISE) Università di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Radiologia, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo IRCCS, Università di Pavia, Italy
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- Chirurgia Epatobiliare e Trapianto di Fegato, Ospedale Universitario di Padova, Italy
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- Epatogastroenterologia, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Radiologia, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Sezione di Gastroenterologia e Epatologia, Dipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (PROMISE) Università di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la cura e lo studio delle Patologie Addominali e dei Trapianti Addominali, IRCCS-ISMETT-UPMCI, Dipartimento di Chirurgia e Specialità Medico-Chirurgiche, Università di Catania, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Anatomia Patologica, Azienda ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina - DIMED, Università di Padova, Italy
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- Divisione di Gastroenterologia ed Epatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la cura e lo studio delle Patologie Addominali e dei Trapianti Addominali, IRCCS-ISMETT-UPMC, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Radiologia, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Roma 00168, Italy
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- Medicina Interna, Dipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (PROMISE) Università di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale ed Ematologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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Drenth J, Barten T, Hartog H, Nevens F, Taubert R, Torra Balcells R, Vilgrain V, Böttler T. EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of cystic liver diseases. J Hepatol 2022; 77:1083-1108. [PMID: 35728731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The advent of enhanced radiological imaging techniques has facilitated the diagnosis of cystic liver lesions. Concomitantly, the evidence base supporting the management of these diseases has matured over the last decades. As a result, comprehensive clinical guidance on the subject matter is warranted. These Clinical Practice Guidelines cover the diagnosis and management of hepatic cysts, mucinous cystic neoplasms of the liver, biliary hamartomas, polycystic liver disease, Caroli disease, Caroli syndrome, biliary hamartomas and peribiliary cysts. On the basis of in-depth review of the relevant literature we provide recommendations to navigate clinical dilemmas followed by supporting text. The recommendations are graded according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine system and categorised as 'weak' or 'strong'. We aim to provide the best available evidence to aid the clinical decision-making process in the management of patients with cystic liver disease.
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Liver transplantation in a patient with massive polycystic liver disease: A case report and literature review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY OPEN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijso.2022.100517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Genetics, pathobiology and therapeutic opportunities of polycystic liver disease. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 19:585-604. [PMID: 35562534 DOI: 10.1038/s41575-022-00617-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polycystic liver diseases (PLDs) are inherited genetic disorders characterized by progressive development of intrahepatic, fluid-filled biliary cysts (more than ten), which constitute the main cause of morbidity and markedly affect the quality of life. Liver cysts arise in patients with autosomal dominant PLD (ADPLD) or in co-occurrence with renal cysts in patients with autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD and ARPKD, respectively). Hepatic cystogenesis is a heterogeneous process, with several risk factors increasing the odds of developing larger cysts. Depending on the causative gene, PLDs can arise exclusively in the liver or in parallel with renal cysts. Current therapeutic strategies, mainly based on surgical procedures and/or chronic administration of somatostatin analogues, show modest benefits, with liver transplantation as the only potentially curative option. Increasing research has shed light on the genetic landscape of PLDs and consequent cholangiocyte abnormalities, which can pave the way for discovering new targets for therapy and the design of novel potential treatments for patients. Herein, we provide a critical and comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the field of PLDs, mainly focusing on genetics, pathobiology, risk factors and next-generation therapeutic strategies, highlighting future directions in basic, translational and clinical research.
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Chauhan M, Zhang T, Thuluvath PJ. Gender Differences in Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Polycystic Liver Disease. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:3445-3454. [PMID: 34191186 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07125-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, our objective was to determine gender differences in the outcomes of patients with PLD undergoing liver (LT) or liver/kidney transplantation (SLK). METHODS We analyzed the UNOS datasets of all adults who had transplanted for PLD between 1988 and 2018. RESULTS During the study period, 663 LT/SLK (51% LT only and 49% SLK) were done for PLD patients and of these 500 (75%) were in women. Women were younger (52.8 vs. 56.7 years, p < 0.001), had lower MELD at transplant (16.6 vs. 19.4, p < 0.001), had higher serum albumin (3.7 vs. 3.5, p < 0.001), and had a lower CTP class (p < 0.008). During the follow-up, 18% (n = 89) women and 29% (n = 47) men died (p = 0.002). Kaplan-Meier (KM) survival estimates showed similar survival rate for patients who had LT and SLK (p = 0.459), but survival rate was significantly higher for women compared to men (p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis showed that female gender (aHR 0.54, 95% CI 0.33-0.90) was associated with a lower mortality. Moreover, Karnofsky Performance Status was excellent for 70% of women and 55% of men (p = 0.03) after LT. Women had better survival whether they received liver or SLK. The era of transplant, whether they were transplanted with MELD exception points or whether they were on dialysis at the time of transplant, did not have an effect on the gender differences in outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Women had 46% lower risk of mortality after adjusting for other covariates compared to men after LT/SLK for PLD.
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- Mahak Chauhan
- Institute of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA. .,Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Transplantation versus other therapies for patients with polycystic liver disease. Hippokratia 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd015279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Roediger R, Dieterich D, Chanumolu P, Deshpande P. Polycystic Kidney/Liver Disease. Clin Liver Dis 2022; 26:229-243. [PMID: 35487607 DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a genetic disorder that leads to chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is the most common extrarenal manifestation of ADPKD. Though isolated PCLD and PCLD due to ADPKD are genetically distinct, they follow a similar clinical course of hepatomegaly from multiple cysts with preserved liver function. Tolvaptan use in ADPKD can slow down the deterioration of renal function and growth of cysts. Somatostatin analogs can slow the growth of polycystic livers but the effect is short-lived. The only curative therapy for PCLD is liver transplantation. Renal transplantation can significantly improve survival in patients with ESKD due to ADPKD.
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- Rebecca Roediger
- Division of Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1123, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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- Division of Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1123, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1123, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1123, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Takakusagi S, Masuda Y, Takagi H, Yokoyama Y, Kizawa K, Marubashi K, Kosone T, Soejima Y. Massive Polycystic Liver with a Poor Performance Status Successfully Treated by ABO-incompatible Adult Living-donor Liver Transplantation While Overcoming Complications. Intern Med 2022; 61:841-849. [PMID: 34483217 PMCID: PMC8987261 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8290-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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We encountered a 47-year-old woman with polycystic liver disease (PLD) and severe malnutrition successfully treated by living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Her PLD became symptomatic with abdominal distension and appetite loss. Transcatheter arterial embolization and percutaneous cyst drainage failed to improve her symptoms. ABO-incompatible LDLT from her husband was performed after rituximab administration and mycophenolate mofetil introduction. Although she showed severe postoperative complications, she ultimately regained the ability to walk and was discharged. Because advanced PLD cases are difficult to treat conservatively or with surgery, like fenestration and hepatectomy, liver transplantation should be considered before it becomes too late.
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kusunoki Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kusunoki Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kusunoki Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kusunoki Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kusunoki Hospital, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Aapkes SE, Bernts LHP, Barten TRM, van den Berg M, Gansevoort RT, Drenth JPH. Estrogens in polycystic liver disease: A target for future therapies? Liver Int 2021; 41:2009-2019. [PMID: 34153174 PMCID: PMC8456902 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Patients suffering from polycystic liver disease (PLD) can develop large liver volumes, leading to physical and psychological complaints, reducing quality of life. There is an unmet need for new therapies in these patients. Estrogen seems to be a promising target for new therapies. In this review, we summarize the available experimental and epidemiological evidence to unravel the role of estrogens and other female hormones in PLD, to answer clinical questions and identify new targets for therapy. METHODS We identified all experimental and epidemiologial studies concerning estrogens or other female hormones and PLD, to answer pre-defined clinial questions. RESULTS Female sex is the most important risk factor for the presence and severity of disease; estrogen supplementation enhances liver growth and after menopause, liver growth decreases. Experimental studies show the presence of the estrogen receptors alfa and beta on cystic cholangiocytes, and increased in vitro growth after administration of estrogen. CONCLUSIONS Based on the available evidence, female PLD patients should be discouraged from taking estrogen-containing contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy. Since liver growth rates decline after menopause, treatment decisions should be based on measured liver growth in postmenopausal women. Finally, blockage of estrogen receptors or estrogen production is a promising target for new therapies.
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- Sophie E. Aapkes
- Department of NephrologyUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity Hospital GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of GynaecologyUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity Hospital GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of NephrologyUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity Hospital GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenthe Netherlands
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Aapkes SE, Bernts LH, van den Berg M, Gansevoort RT, Drenth JP. Tamoxifen for the treatment of polycystic liver disease: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26797. [PMID: 34397882 PMCID: PMC8360467 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Polycystic liver disease is a rare disease characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the liver. The liver function remains well preserved, but liver volumes can grow very large, and some patients ultimately need a liver transplantation. Other treatment options are limited and there is an unmet need for new therapeutic options. PATIENT CONCERNS We describe a 59-year-old patient with pain in the abdomen, especially when bending forward. Five years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and as an incidental finding a couple of large liver cysts were diagnosed, explaining her abdominal pain. DIAGNOSIS Polycystic liver disease with several large liver cysts. INTERVENTIONS The patient was treated with tamoxifen, an estrogen receptor modulator, as treatment for her hormone receptor positive breast cancer. One of the liver cysts was aspirated. OUTCOMES In the 4.6 years after the start of tamoxifen treatment, 20 mg once daily, the volume of her liver cysts decreased remarkably. There was a reduction of combined cyst volume from 311 mL to 22 mL without percutaneous drainage. LESSONS Epidemiological as well as experimental evidence supports a pivotal role for estrogens as a driver for growth of polycystic livers. Estrogen antagonism has often been proposed as a therapeutic target, but supporting evidence is lacking in the literature. We hypothesize that the decrease in cyst size in this patient was caused by tamoxifen therapy, suggesting an in vivo antagonistic effect on cystic cholangiocytes. This is an important finding because tamoxifen could be a promising new treatment option for polycystic liver disease.
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- Sophie E. Aapkes
- Department Nephrology, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department Gynecology, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department Nephrology, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Alsager M, Neong SF, Gandhi R, Teriaky A, Tang E, Skaro A, Qumosani K, Lilly L, Galvin Z, Selzner N, Bhat MP, Puka K, Brahmania M. Liver transplantation in adult polycystic liver disease: the Ontario experience. BMC Gastroenterol 2021; 21:115. [PMID: 33750299 PMCID: PMC7941890 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-021-01703-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Liver transplantation (LT) remains the curative treatment for symptomatic Polycystic Liver Disease (PCLD) patients and is associated with excellent survival rates. The aim of the study is to review the Ontario experience in LT for PCLD. METHODS A retrospective study was performed from pre-existing LT databases from the LT Units at Toronto General Hospital and London Health Sciences Center, which are the two LT programs in Ontario, Canada. This database contains demographic, clinical parameters and follow-up of all patients transplanted for PCLD. Data was extracted for patients who underwent LT between January 2000-April 2017 and included follow up until December 31st, 2018. RESULTS A total of 3560 patients underwent LT, of whom 51 (1.4%) had PCLD and met inclusion criteria. 43 (84%) of these patients were female. The median physiologic Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD-Na) score at time of referral was 13 (IQR = 7-22), however all patients required MELD-Na exception points to receive LT. The median age of transplant was 62 years (IQR = 59-64) for male vs. 52 (IQR = 45-56) for female patients. 33 (65%) of our cohort had PCLD while 9 (17.5%) had ADPKD and 9 (17.5%) had both diseases. 39 (76%) had LT due to symptoms of mass effect, while 8 (16%) had portal hypertensive complications. After a median follow-up of 6.3 (IQR = 2.9-12.5) years, the probability of survival was 96% (95% CI: 90%, 100%). Log-rank test, comparing survival analysis between males and females did not show a statistically significant difference (p = 0.26). CONCLUSION Most patients underwent LT for PCLD due to symptoms of mass effect with women being more likely than men to undergo LT. LT for PCLD had excellent long-term survival.
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- Mohammed Alsager
- Division of Gastroenterology and Multi-Organ Transplant, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Multi-Organ Transplant, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Multi-Organ Transplant, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Multi-Organ Transplant, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Multi-Organ Transplant, Western University, London, ON, Canada. .,Room A10-224; London Health Sciences Centre: University Hospital, Western University, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada.
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Rodríguez-Aguilar EF, Sastre L, Colmenero J, García-Valdecasas JC, Fondevila C, García Juárez I, Navasa M. Liver and kidney transplantation in polycystic liver and kidney disease. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2021; 44:552-558. [PMID: 33548353 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of isolated liver and combined liver and kidney transplantation in a retrospective series of 32 patients with hepatorenal liver and kidney disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective observational study that enrolled patients with polycystic liver disease (PLD) and polycystic liver and kidney disease (PLKD) who were evaluated for transplantation between January 1999 and December 2019 at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona [Clinical Hospital of Barcelona]. RESULTS We included a total of 53 patients enrolled, 32 (60.3%) had indication for transplantation, of which 12 received a single liver transplant and 20 received a double liver and kidney transplant. The mean age was 52 years and 83.9% of the recipients were women. The main indication for liver transplantation was disabling symptomatic hepatomegaly (93.5%). Among the postoperative complications, in the combined liver and kidney transplant group, hepatic artery thrombosis in one case and renal artery thrombosis in other were detected. In both groups there was one case of inferior vena cava lesion. Three patients presented acute cellular rejection responding to corticosteroids and one presented humoral rejection which was treated with plasmapheresis. During the follow-up period of 80 (27-121) months, the liver transplant survival rate was 100% and the kidney transplant survival rate was 90%. Two patients in the combined liver and kidney transplant group died (one due to cardiovascular causes and the other due to intestinal adenocarcinoma). CONCLUSIONS Isolated liver transplantation or combined liver and kidney transplantation in selected patients with polycystic disease yields excellent results, with few complications, very good transplant survival and excellent patient survival (93.8%).
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- Erika Faride Rodríguez-Aguilar
- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Servicio de Hepatología, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Servicio de Hepatología, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Servicio de Hepatología, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, España
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- Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Departamento de Gastroenterología. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Servicio de Hepatología, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, España.
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Messchendorp AL, Casteleijn NF, Meijer E, Gansevoort RT. Somatostatin in renal physiology and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 35:1306-1316. [PMID: 31077332 PMCID: PMC7462725 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by progressive cyst formation, leading to growth in kidney volume and renal function decline. Although therapies have emerged, there is still an important unmet need for slowing the rate of disease progression in ADPKD. High intracellular levels of adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) are involved in cell proliferation and fluid secretion, resulting in cyst formation. Somatostatin (SST), a hormone that is involved in many cell processes, has the ability to inhibit intracellular cAMP production. However, SST itself has limited therapeutic potential since it is rapidly eliminated in vivo. Therefore analogues have been synthesized, which have a longer half-life and may be promising agents in the treatment of ADPKD. This review provides an overview of the complex physiological effects of SST, in particular renal, and the potential therapeutic role of SST analogues in ADPKD.
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- A Lianne Messchendorp
- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Lerut J, Karam V, Cailliez V, Bismuth H, Polak WG, Gunson B, Adam R. What did the European Liver Transplant Registry bring to liver transplantation? Transpl Int 2020; 33:1369-1383. [PMID: 32767799 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Since its foundation in 1985, the European Liver Transplant Registry has evolved to become an important tool to monitor the liver transplantation activity in Europe. The vast amount of data collected on 169 473 liver transplantations performed in 153 238 recipients has also resulted in scientific publications. Without doubt, several of these have influenced the daily practice of liver transplantation. This paper gives an overview of the development, the functioning, and the scientific activity of the European Liver Transplant Registry during more than three decades. Indeed, it can be said that the registry helped to advance the practice of liver transplantation not only in Europe but also worldwide.
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- Jan Lerut
- Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- European Liver Transplant Registry, INSERM U 935, APHP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- European Liver Transplant Registry, INSERM U 935, APHP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- European Liver Transplant Registry, INSERM U 935, APHP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Liver Unit and National Institute of Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- European Liver Transplant Registry, INSERM U 935, APHP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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Modified Technique of Total Hepatectomy in Polycystic Liver Disease With Caval Flow Preservation: The Exposure Left Lateral Sectionectomy. Transplantation 2020; 103:1414-1417. [PMID: 30444803 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Liver transplantation (LT) for polycystic liver disease (PLD) is rare, extremely challenging and hemorrhagic, without standard approach. Moreover, LT for PLD presents the highest mortality rate (12% to 18%) among all causes of LT. In this setting, the combination of difficult mobilization of a heavy polycystic native liver with narrow access to inferior vena cava and fragile venous wall may lead to venous tearing and cataclysmic bleeding during dissection. The aim of this study was to evaluate a modified technique of total hepatectomy to limit hazardous liver manipulation and improve exposure of inferior vena cava in patients with massive hepatomegaly related to PLD: the exposure left lateral sectionectomy (ELLS). METHODS From 2011 to 2018, ELLS was performed during LT for PLD. Key technical points for safe and fast ELLS include avoidance of left triangular ligament section and placement of a tape behind the left lateral section allowing its ascension and prior dissection of the hepatic pedicle to limit bleeding. The transection plane is mainly composed of cysts, with limited parenchyma, which allows for rapid and bloodless transection using electric scalpel. RESULTS Fifteen patients had ELLS with no postoperative death or intraoperative complication. Median ELLS duration was 16 minutes, and no massive bleeding occurred during this step. During total hepatectomy, median blood loss was 500 mL, and no patient required total caval clamping. All patients were alive at the end of the follow-up. CONCLUSIONS ELLS during LT for PLD facilitates total hepatectomy with vena cava and caval flow preservation.
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Symptom relief and quality of life after combined partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration in highly symptomatic polycystic liver disease. Surgery 2020; 168:25-32. [PMID: 32402542 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polycystic liver disease can cause severe symptomatic hepatomegaly. Combined partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration can be performed to reduce liver volume and symptom burden. We aimed to assess change in symptom relief and quality of life 6 months after partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration in polycystic liver disease patients. METHOD We established a prospective cohort between 2014 and 2018 at a referral center in the United States. Patients who underwent partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration for volume-related symptoms were included. Primary outcome was change in polycystic liver disease-related symptoms, measured with Polycystic Liver Disease Questionnaire. Secondary outcomes were change in liver volume (computed tomography/ magnetic resonance imaging) and change in quality of life, measured with the 12-Item Short Form Survey and the EuroQoL Visual Analogue Scale. Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 100 and were assessed before and 6 months after partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration. Surgical complications were scored according to Clavien-Dindo (grade 1 to 5). RESULTS We included 18 patients (mean age 52 years, 82% female). Partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration reduced median liver volume (4,917 to 2,120 mL). Symptoms, measured with Polycystic Liver Disease Questionnaire, decreased (76.9 to 34.8 points; P < .001) 6 months after surgery; 15/16 symptoms declined after treatment, with the most impact seen on early satiety and dyspnea. Quality of life also improved after surgery: median physical and mental component scales of the 12-Item Short Form Survey and EuroQoL Visual Analog Scale increased (24.9 to 45.7, P = .004; 40.5 to 55.4, P = .02; and 40.0 to 72.5, P = .003). Major complications (grade 4) occurred in 2 patients. There was no procedure-related mortality. CONCLUSION Partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration substantially improves symptom burden and quality of life in highly symptomatic polycystic liver disease patients.
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Zhang ZY, Wang ZM, Huang Y. Polycystic liver disease: Classification, diagnosis, treatment process, and clinical management. World J Hepatol 2020; 12:72-83. [PMID: 32231761 PMCID: PMC7097502 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i3.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is a rare hereditary disease that independently exists in isolated PLD, or as an accompanying symptom of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease with complicated mechanisms. PLD currently lacks a unified diagnostic standard. The diagnosis of PLD is usually made when the number of hepatic cysts is more than 20. Gigot classification and Schnelldorfer classification are now commonly used to define severity in PLD. Most PLD patients have no clinical symptoms, and minority with severe complications need treatments. Somatostatin analogues, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor, ursodeoxycholic acid and vasopressin-2 receptor antagonist are the potentially effective medical therapies, while cyst aspiration and sclerosis, transcatheter arterial embolization, fenestration, hepatic resection and liver transplantation are the options of invasion therapies. However, the effectiveness of these therapies except liver transplantation are still uncertain. Furthermore, there is no unified strategy to treat PLD between medical centers at present. In order to better understand recent study progresses on PLD for clinical practice and obtain potential directions for future researches, this review mainly focuses on the recent progress in PLD classification, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment. For information, we also provided medical treatment processes of PLD in our medical center.
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- Ze-Yu Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan Province, China
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Lauterio A, De Carlis R, Di Sandro S, Buscemi V, Andorno E, De Carlis L. Delayed kidney transplantation in combined liver-kidney transplantation for polycystic liver and kidney disease. Transpl Int 2019; 32:1336-1338. [PMID: 31559653 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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- Andrea Lauterio
- Department of General Surgery & Abdominal Transplantation, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery & Abdominal Transplantation, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Departments of Surgical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery & Abdominal Transplantation, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery & Abdominal Transplantation, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Liver Transplantation Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery & Abdominal Transplantation, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Bernts LHP, Drenth JPH, Tjwa ETTL. Management of portal hypertension and ascites in polycystic liver disease. Liver Int 2019; 39:2024-2033. [PMID: 31505092 PMCID: PMC6899472 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Patients suffering from polycystic liver disease may develop Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction, Portal Vein Obstruction and/or Inferior Caval Vein Syndrome because of cystic mass effect. This can cause portal hypertension, leading to ascites, variceal haemorrhage or splenomegaly. For this review, we evaluate the evidence to provide clinical guidance for physicians faced with this complication. Diagnosis is made with imaging such as ultrasound, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. Therapy includes conventional therapy with diuretics and paracentesis, and medical therapy using somatostatin analogues. Based on disease phenotype various (non-)surgical liver-volume reducing therapies, hepatic or portal venous stenting, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts and liver transplantation may be considered. Because of complicated anatomy, use of high-risk interventions and lack of empirical evidence, patients should be treated in expert centres.
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- Lucas H. P. Bernts
- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Ding F, Tang H, Zhao H, Feng X, Yang Y, Chen GH, Chen WJ, Xu C. Long-term results of liver transplantation for polycystic liver disease: Single-center experience in China. Exp Ther Med 2019; 17:4183-4189. [PMID: 31007749 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.7449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to explore the indications for and safety of orthotopic liver transplantation for polycystic liver disease (PLD). Orthotopic liver transplantation in 11 patients with PLD between May 2004 and September 2013 was retrospectively analyzed. Patient epidemiological, clinical and follow-up data were collected. The survival rate was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Over the 10-year period, 11 patients received orthotopic liver transplantation (n=9) and combined liver-kidney transplantation (n=2) for PLD. The recipients' median age was 56 years [(interquartile range (IQR), 52-57 years], and 7 of the patients (63.6%) were classified as having Gigot type II PLD and 4 (36.4%) as having Gigot type III. A total of 8 (72.7%) patients had a severely decreased quality of life (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score, ≥3). Only 3 cases (27.3%) were of Class C stage. The mean hospitalization duration was 45.4±15.3 days and the mean length of stay at the intensive care unit was 4.1±1.9 days. The peri-operative mortality was 18.2% and the morbidity was 54.5%. The median follow-up period was 111 months (IQR, 33-132 months). A total of 2 patients died of severe complications after combined liver-kidney transplantation. Furthermore, 1 patient died of ischemia cholangitis during the follow-up period. The actuarial 1-, 5- and 10-year survival rate during the follow-up period was 81.8, 81.8 and 65.5%, respectively. The mean physical component summary score was 87.1±6.9 and the mean mental component summary score was 81.5±6.4. In conclusion, liver transplantation is the only curative procedure for PLD, and the present study indicated that it is relatively and safe and leads to good long-term prognosis and high quality of life. Based on our experience and results, liver transplantation is a primary option for cases of PLD with progressive or advanced symptomatic disease where previous other forms of therapy to palliate symptoms have been insufficient.
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- Fan Ding
- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.,Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.,Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.,Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.,Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.,Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.,Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Biological Treatment Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.,Organ Transplantation Institute, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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Pardo F, Pons JA, Castells L, Colmenero J, Gómez MÁ, Lladó L, Pérez B, Prieto M, Briceño J. VI consensus document by the Spanish Liver Transplantation Society. Cir Esp 2019; 96:326-341. [PMID: 29776591 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2017.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The goal of the Spanish Liver Transplantation Society (La Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático) is to promote and create consensus documents about current topics in liver transplantation with a multidisciplinary approach. To this end, on October 20, 2016, the 6th Consensus Document Meeting was held, with the participation of experts from the 24 authorized Spanish liver transplantation programs. This Edition discusses the following subjects, whose summary is offered below: 1) limits of simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation; 2) limits of elective liver re-transplantation; and 3) liver transplantation after resection and hepatocellular carcinoma with factors for a poor prognosis. The consensus conclusions for each of these topics is provided below.
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- Fernando Pardo
- Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, España
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- Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España
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- Comité Científico de la Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
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Aussilhou B, Dokmak S, Dondero F, Joly D, Durand F, Soubrane O, Belghiti J. Treatment of polycystic liver disease. Update on the management. J Visc Surg 2018; 155:471-481. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pardo F, Pons JA, Castells L, Colmenero J, Gómez MÁ, Lladó L, Pérez B, Prieto M, Briceño J. VI consensus document by the Spanish Liver Transplantation Society. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2018; 41:406-421. [PMID: 29866511 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2018.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The goal of the Spanish Liver Transplantation Society (La Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático) is to promote and create consensus documents about current topics in liver transplantation with a multidisciplinary approach. To this end, on October 20, 2016, the 6th Consensus Document Meeting was held, with the participation of experts from the 24 authorized Spanish liver transplantation programs. This Edition discusses the following subjects, whose summary is offered below: 1) limits of simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation; 2) limits of elective liver re-transplantation; and 3) liver transplantation after resection and hepatocellular carcinoma with factors for a poor prognosis. The consensus conclusions for each of these topics is provided below.
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- Fernando Pardo
- Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, España
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- Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España
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- Comité Científico de la Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático, Unidad de Trasplante Hepático, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España.
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van Aerts RMM, van de Laarschot LFM, Banales JM, Drenth JPH. Clinical management of polycystic liver disease. J Hepatol 2018; 68:827-837. [PMID: 29175241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A 41-year old female underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan in 2010 because of symptoms suggestive of appendicitis. Incidentally, multiple liver lesions characterised as cysts were detected. The presence of small to medium sized liver cysts (diameter between <1 cm and 4 cm) in all liver segments (>100 cysts) and absence of kidney cysts in the context of normal renal function led to the clinical diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease (ADPLD). Five years later she was referred to the outpatient clinic with increased abdominal girth, pain in the right upper abdomen and right flank, and early satiety. She had difficulties bending over and could neither cut her toenails nor tie her shoe laces. In her early twenties she had used oral contraception for five years. She has been pregnant twice. Clinical examination showed an enlarged liver reaching into the right pelvic region and crossing the midline of the abdomen. Laboratory testing demonstrated increased gamma-glutamyl transferase (80 IU/L, normal <40 IU/L) and alkaline phosphatase (148 IU/L, normal <100 IU/L) levels. Bilirubin, albumin and coagulation times were within the normal range. A new CT scan in 2015 was compatible with an increased number and size of liver cysts. The diameter of cysts varied between <1 cm and 6 cm (anatomic distribution shown [Fig. 2B]). There were no signs of hepatic venous outflow obstruction, portal hypertension or compression on the biliary tract. Height-adjusted total liver volume (htTLV) increased from 2,667 ml/m in 2012 to 4,047 ml/m in 2015 (height 172 cm). The case we present here is not uncommon, and prompts several relevant questions.
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- René M M van Aerts
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases, Biodonostia Research Institute - Donostia University Hospital, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), IKERBASQUE, CIBERehd, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Waitlisted Candidates With Polycystic Liver Disease Are More Likely to be Transplanted Than Those With Chronic Liver Failure. Transplantation 2017; 101:1838-1844. [PMID: 28296808 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is characterized by cystic replacement of the hepatic parenchyma, leading to hepatic dysfunction, portal hypertension, and hepatomegaly. Patients with liver dysfunction and/or symptomatic disease are eligible for liver transplantation. However, little is known about these patients' waitlist outcomes relative to others with chronic liver disease. METHODS We used Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing data from February 27, 2002 to December 31, 2015 to compare waitlist outcomes of adult patients with PCLD to those with chronic liver failure (CLF) and hepatocellular carcinoma. RESULTS The study cohort included 620 patients with PCLD, 18 240 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, and 98 567 patients with CLF. Compared with CLF patients, PCLD patients had significantly lower bilirubin and international normalized ratio at waitlisting, and less ascites and encephalopathy. However, they were significantly more likely to have severe chronic kidney disease. Moreover, patients with PCLD were more than 70% more likely to be transplanted compared with patients with CLF (odds ratio, 1.72; 95% confidence interval, 1.46-2.02) and had significantly longer posttransplant survival (P < 0.001). PCLD patients with exceptions were 5.7 times more likely to be transplanted than those without (odds ratio, 5.67; 95% confidence interval, 3.95-8.15) and measures of hepatic/renal dysfunction were inversely associated with the receipt of exceptions. CONCLUSIONS Despite having more preserved liver synthetic function than patients with CLF on the waitlist, patients with PCLD are preferentially transplanted because they frequently receive exception points in an unstandardized fashion.
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van de Laarschot LFM, Drenth JPH. Genetics and mechanisms of hepatic cystogenesis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1864:1491-1497. [PMID: 28782656 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is a heterogeneous genetic condition. PKD1 and PKD2 germline mutations are found in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease (ADPLD) is associated with germline mutations in PRKCSH, SEC63, LRP5, and recently ALG8 and SEC61. GANAB mutations are found in both patient groups. Loss of heterozygosity of PLD-genes in cyst epithelium contributes to the development of hepatic cysts. A genetic interaction network is implied in hepatic cystogenesis that connects the endoplasmic glycoprotein control mechanisms and polycystin expression and localization. Wnt signalling could be the major downstream signalling pathway that results in hepatic cyst growth. PLD in ADPLD and ADPKD probably results from changes in one common final pathway that initiates cyst growth. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cholangiocytes in Health and Diseaseedited by Jesus Banales, Marco Marzioni, Nicholas LaRusso and Peter Jansen.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wong MY, McCaughan GW, Strasser SI. An update on the pathophysiology and management of polycystic liver disease. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 11:569-581. [PMID: 28317394 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1309280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is characterized by the presence of multiple cholangiocyte-derived hepatic cysts that progressively replace liver tissue. They are classified as an inherited ciliopathy /cholangiopathy as pathology exists at the level of the primary cilia of cholangiocytes. Aberrant expression of the proteins in primary cilia can impair their structures and functions, thereby promoting cystogenesis. Areas covered: This review begins by looking at the epidemiology of PLD and its natural history. It then describes the pathophysiology and corresponding potential treatment strategies for PLD. Expert commentary: Traditionally, therapies for symptomatic PLD have been limited to symptomatic management and surgical interventions. Such techniques are not completely effective, do not alter the natural history of the disease, and are linked with high rate of re-accumulation of cysts. As a result, there has been a push for drugs targeted at abnormal cellular signaling cascades to address deregulated proliferation, cell dedifferentiation, apoptosis and fluid secretion. Currently, the only available drug treatments that halt disease progression and improve quality of life in PLD patients are somatostatin analogues. Numerous preclinical studies suggest that targeting components of the signaling pathways that influence cyst development can ameliorate growth of hepatic cysts.
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- May Yw Wong
- a AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia
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- a AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia
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- a AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia
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Mikolajczyk AE, Te HS, Chapman AB. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 15:17-24. [PMID: 27374006 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most commonly inherited kidney disease, and the fourth most common cause of end-stage renal disease. ADPKD is a systemic disorder, associated with numerous extrarenal manifestations, including polycystic liver disease, the most common gastrointestinal manifestation, and diverticular disease, inguinal, and ventral hernias, pancreatic cysts, and large bile duct abnormalities. All of these gastrointestinal manifestations play a significant role in disease burden in ADPKD, particularly in the later decades of life. Thus, as ADPKD becomes more recognized, it is important for gastroenterologists to be knowledgeable of this monogenic disorder's effects on the digestive system.
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- Adam E Mikolajczyk
- Center for Liver Diseases, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
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- Center for Liver Diseases, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Nephrology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Gu JY, Lu TF, Li QG, Zhang JJ, Xia L, Xia Q. Adult polycystic liver disease concomitant with severe anemia due to intracystic bleeding is an indication for liver transplantation: case report and review of literature. J Dig Dis 2016; 17:408-4. [PMID: 26945526 DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Jin Yang Gu
- Department of Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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Reddy SS, Civan JM. From Child-Pugh to Model for End-Stage Liver Disease: Deciding Who Needs a Liver Transplant. Med Clin North Am 2016; 100:449-64. [PMID: 27095638 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This article reviews the historical evolution of the liver transplant organ allocation policy and the indications/contraindications for liver transplant, and provides an overview of the liver transplant evaluation process. The article is intended to help internists determine whether and when referral to a liver transplant center is indicated, and to help internists to counsel patients whose initial evaluation at a transplant center is pending.
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- Sheela S Reddy
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Suite 480 Main Building, 132 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Suite 480 Main Building, 132 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Okafor PN, Chiejina M, de Pretis N, Talwalkar JA. Secondary analysis of large databases for hepatology research. J Hepatol 2016; 64:946-56. [PMID: 26739689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Secondary analysis of large datasets involves the utilization of existing data that has typically been collected for other purposes to advance scientific knowledge. This is an established methodology applied in health services research with the unique advantage of efficiently identifying relationships between predictor and outcome variables but which has been underutilized for hepatology research. Our review of 1431 abstracts published in the 2013 European Association for the Study of Liver (EASL) abstract book showed that less than 0.5% of published abstracts utilized secondary analysis of large database methodologies. This review paper describes existing large datasets that can be exploited for secondary analyses in liver disease research. It also suggests potential questions that could be addressed using these data warehouses and highlights the strengths and limitations of each dataset as described by authors that have previously used them. The overall goal is to bring these datasets to the attention of readers and ultimately encourage the consideration of secondary analysis of large database methodologies for the advancement of hepatology.
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- Philip N Okafor
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Good Shepard Medical Center, Longview, TX 75601, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 10, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States; Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
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Chebib FT, Harmon A, Irazabal Mira MV, Jung YS, Edwards ME, Hogan MC, Kamath PS, Torres VE, Nagorney DM. Outcomes and Durability of Hepatic Reduction after Combined Partial Hepatectomy and Cyst Fenestration for Massive Polycystic Liver Disease. J Am Coll Surg 2016; 223:118-126.e1. [PMID: 27016902 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Revised: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Partial hepatectomy and cyst fenestration (PHCF) selectively provides clinical benefit in highly symptomatic patients with polycystic liver disease (PLD). This study aims to ascertain whether the reduction in liver volume (LV) achieved by PHCF is sustained long term. STUDY DESIGN Clinical data were retrieved from the electronic records of all patients with PLD who underwent PHCF between 1985 and 2014. Preoperative LVs (LV1), postoperative LVs (LV2), and late follow-up LVs (LV3) were measured from magnetic resonance or CT images. RESULTS Among 186 patients who underwent PHCF, 91% were Caucasian women with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with a mean age of 49 years. Major perioperative complications (Clavien III/IV) occurred in 21% of the patients. Operative mortality (<90 days) was 2.7%. Eleven patients had liver failure develop, received liver transplants, or had liver-related deaths. Overall survival was 95.7%, 93.3%, 85.6%, and 77.7% at 1, 5, 10, and 15 years respectively. Imaging records for volumetry were unavailable in 32 patients. Of the remaining 154 patients, 34 had imaging for 1 LV, 64 for 2 LVs, and 55 for all 3 LVs. Median LV was 6,781 mL (interquartile range 4,903 to 8,341 mL) preoperatively and 2,502 mL (interquartile range 2,089 to 3,136 mL) after PHCF, leading to a median postoperative LV reduction of 61%. At follow-up (mean 8 years), median LV was 2,519 mL (interquartile range 2,083 to 3,752 mL). Interestingly, 33 of 62 patients with available LV2 and LV3 showed additional regression in LV at follow-up (median -14.1%), and the rest showed mild growth of 9.9%. Overall volumetric comparison of preoperative with follow-up liver imaging showed sustained LV reduction (median 61%). CONCLUSIONS Sustained long-term reductions in LV after PHCF can be achieved in selected patients with severe, highly symptomatic PLD. In our experience, liver-related death and subsequent liver transplantation are infrequent after PHCF.
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- Fouad T Chebib
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
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Khan S, Dennison A, Garcea G. Medical therapy for polycystic liver disease. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2016; 98:18-23. [PMID: 26688394 PMCID: PMC5234394 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Somatostatin analogues and rapamycin inhibitors are two classes of drugs available for the management of polycystic liver disease but their overall impact is not clearly established. This article systematically reviews the literature on the medical management of polycystic liver disease. The outcomes assessed include reduction in liver volume and the impact on quality of life. Methods The English language literature published between 1966 and August 2014 was reviewed from a MEDLINE(®), PubMed, Embase™ and Cochrane Library search. Search terms included 'polycystic', 'liver', 'sirolimus', 'everolimus', 'PCLD', 'somatostatin', 'octreotide', 'lanreotide' and 'rapamycin'. Both randomised trials and controlled studies were included. References of the articles retrieved were also searched to identify any further eligible publications. The studies included were appraised using the Jadad score. Results Seven studies were included in the final review. Five studies, of which three were randomised trials, investigated the role of somatostatin analogues and the results showed a mean reduction in liver volume ranging from 2.9% at six months to 4.95 ±6.77% at one year. Only one randomised study examined the influence of rapamycin inhibitors. This trial compared dual therapy with everolimus and octreotide versus octreotide monotherapy. Liver volume reduced by 3.5% and 3.8% in the control and intervention groups respectively but no statistical difference was found between the two groups (p=0.73). Two randomised trials investigating somatostatin analogues assessed quality of life using SF-36(®). Only one subdomain score improved in one of the trials while two subdomain scores improved in the other with somatostatin analogue therapy. Conclusions Somatostatin analogues significantly reduce liver volumes after six months of therapy but have only a modest improvement on quality of life. Rapamycin inhibitors do not confer any additional advantage.
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- S Khan
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust , UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust , UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust , UK
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Temmerman F, Ho TA, Vanslembrouck R, Coudyzer W, Billen J, Dobbels F, van Pelt J, Bammens B, Pirson Y, Nevens F. Lanreotide Reduces Liver Volume, But Might Not Improve Muscle Wasting or Weight Loss, in Patients With Symptomatic Polycystic Liver Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 13:2353-9.e1. [PMID: 26073493 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) can induce malnutrition owing to extensive hepatomegaly and patients might require liver transplantation. Six months of treatment with the somatostatin analogue lanreotide (120 mg) reduces liver volume. We investigated the efficacy of a lower dose of lanreotide and its effects on nutritional status. METHODS We performed an 18-month prospective study at 2 tertiary medical centers in Belgium from January 2011 through August 2012. Fifty-nine patients with symptomatic PCLD were given lanreotide (90 mg, every 4 weeks) for 6 months. Patients with reductions in liver volume of more than 100 mL (responders, primary end point) continued to receive lanreotide (90 mg) for an additional year (18 months total). Nonresponders were offered increased doses, up to 120 mg lanreotide, until 18 months. Liver volume and body composition were measured by computed tomography at baseline and at months 6 and 18. Patients also were assessed by the PCLD-specific complaint assessment at these time points. RESULTS Fifty-three patients completed the study; 21 patients (40%) were responders. Nineteen of the responders (90%) continued as responders until 18 months. At this time point, they had a mean reduction in absolute liver volume of 430 ± 92 mL. In nonresponders (n = 32), liver volume increased by a mean volume of 120 ± 42 mL at 6 months. However, no further increase was observed after dose escalation in the 24 patients who continued to the 18-month end point. All subjects had decreased scores on all subscales of the PCLD-specific complaint assessment, including better food intake (P = .04). Subjects did not have a mean change in subcutaneous or visceral fat mass, but did have decreases in mean body weight (2 kg) and total muscle mass (1.06 cm(2)/h(2)). Subjects also had a significant mean reduction in their level of insulin-like growth factor 1, from 19% below the age-adjusted normal range level at baseline to 50% at 18 months (P = .002). CONCLUSIONS In a prospective study, we observed that low doses of lanreotide (90 mg every 4 weeks) reduced liver volumes and symptoms in patients with PCLD. However, patients continued to lose weight and muscle mass. The effects of somatostatin analogues on sarcopenia require investigation. Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01315795.
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- Frederik Temmerman
- Division and Laboratory of Hepatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Division of Nephrology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Radiology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Public Health and Primary Care, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division and Laboratory of Hepatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division and Laboratory of Hepatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Chapman AB, Devuyst O, Eckardt KU, Gansevoort RT, Harris T, Horie S, Kasiske BL, Odland D, Pei YP, Perrone RD, Pirson Y, Schrier RW, Torra R, Torres VE, Watnick T, Wheeler DC. Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD): executive summary from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney Int 2015; 88:17-27. [PMID: 25786098 PMCID: PMC4913350 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2015.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 349] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) affects up to 12 million individuals and is the fourth most common cause for renal replacement therapy worldwide. There have been many recent advances in the understanding of its molecular genetics and biology, and in the diagnosis and management of its manifestations. Yet, diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment vary widely and there are no broadly accepted practice guidelines. Barriers to translation of basic science breakthroughs to clinical care exist, with considerable heterogeneity across countries. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Controversies Conference on ADPKD brought together a panel of multidisciplinary clinical expertise and engaged patients to identify areas of consensus, gaps in knowledge, and research and health-care priorities related to diagnosis; monitoring of kidney disease progression; management of hypertension, renal function decline and complications; end-stage renal disease; extrarenal complications; and practical integrated patient support. These are summarized in this review.
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- Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyou, Tokyo Japan
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- University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Fundació Puigvert, REDinREN, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Temmerman F, Dobbels F, Ho TA, Pirson Y, Vanslembrouck R, Coudyzer W, Bammens B, van Pelt J, Pirenne J, Nevens F. Development and validation of a polycystic liver disease complaint-specific assessment (POLCA). J Hepatol 2014; 61:1143-50. [PMID: 24996047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) may lead to extensive hepatomegaly and invalidating complaints. Therapeutic decisions, including somatostatin-analogues (SAs) and (non)-transplant surgery are besides the existence of hepatomegaly, also guided by the severity of complaints. We developed and validated a self-report instrument to capture the presence and severity of disease specific complaints for PCLD. METHODS The study population consisted of 129 patients. Items for the PCLD-complaint-specific assessment (POLCA) were developed based on the chart review of symptomatic PCLD patients (n=68) and literature, and discussed during expert-consensus-meetings. 61 patients who needed therapy were asked to complete the POLCA and the short form health survey version 2 (SF36V2) at baseline and after 6 months of SA-treatment. CT-scans were used to calculate liver volumes (LV). Factor analysis was conducted to identify subscales and remove suboptimal items. Reliability was assessed by Cronbach's alpha. Convergent, criterion validity and responsiveness were tested using prespecified hypotheses. RESULTS In the validation group (n=61), 47 received lanreotide (LAN) and 14 were offered LAN as bridge to liver transplantation (LTx). Factor analysis identified four subscales, which correlated with the physical component summary (PCS). Baseline POLCA scores were significantly higher in LTx-listed patients. In contrast to SF36V2, POLCA-paired observations in 47 patients demonstrated that 2 subscales were lowered significantly and 2 borderline. LV reduction of ⩾ 120 ml resulted in a numerical, more pronounced relative decrease of all scores. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to SF36V2, the POLCA shows good validity and responsiveness to measure complaint severity in PCLD.
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- Frederik Temmerman
- Division and Laboratory of Hepatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Belgium.
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- Division of Public Health and Primary Care, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Radiology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Division and Laboratory of Hepatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Division and Laboratory of Hepatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Baber JT, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW, Agopian VG. A 20-Year Experience with Liver Transplantation for Polycystic Liver Disease: Does Previous Palliative Surgical Intervention Affect Outcomes? J Am Coll Surg 2014; 219:695-703. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ogawa K, Fukunaga K, Takeuchi T, Kawagishi N, Ubara Y, Kudo M, Ohkohchi N. Current treatment status of polycystic liver disease in Japan. Hepatol Res 2014; 44:1110-8. [PMID: 24308726 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the progressive development of multiple liver cysts. No standardized criteria for the selection of treatment exist because PLD is a rare condition and most patients are asymptomatic. We here aimed to clarify the status of treatment and to present a therapeutic strategy for PLD in Japan. METHODS From 1 June 2011 to 20 December 2011, we administered a questionnaire to 202 PLD patients from 86 medical institutions nationwide. RESULTS The patients included 45 men and 155 women, and the median age was 63 years. Two hundred and eighty-one treatments were performed for these patients, as follows: cyst aspiration sclerotherapy (AS) in 152 cases, cyst fenestration (FN) in 53, liver resection (LR) in 44, liver transplantation (LT) in 13 and other treatments in 19. For cases of type I PLD (mild form) according to Gigot's classification, the therapeutic effects of AS, FN and LR were similar. For type II (moderate form), LT demonstrated the best therapeutic effects, followed by LR and FN. For type III (severe form), the effects of LT were the best. The incidences of complications were 23.0% in AS, 28.4% in FN, 31.8% in LR and 61.5% in LT. CONCLUSION Considering the therapeutic effects and complications, AS, LR and LT showed good results for type I, type II and type III PLD, respectively. However, LT for PLD was performed in a small number of patients. In Japan, the transplantation therapy is expected to be common in the future.
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- Koichi Ogawa
- Department of Surgery, Doctoral Program in Clinical Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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ACG clinical guideline: the diagnosis and management of focal liver lesions. Am J Gastroenterol 2014; 109:1328-47; quiz 1348. [PMID: 25135008 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Focal liver lesions (FLL) have been a common reason for consultation faced by gastroenterologists and hepatologists. The increasing and widespread use of imaging studies has led to an increase in detection of incidental FLL. It is important to consider not only malignant liver lesions, but also benign solid and cystic liver lesions such as hemangioma, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular adenoma, and hepatic cysts, in the differential diagnosis. In this ACG practice guideline, the authors provide an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of FLL.
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Polycystic liver disease: an overview of pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014; 9:69. [PMID: 24886261 PMCID: PMC4030533 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-9-69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is the result of embryonic ductal plate malformation of the intrahepatic biliary tree. The phenotype consists of numerous cysts spread throughout the liver parenchyma. Cystic bile duct malformations originating from the peripheral biliary tree are called Von Meyenburg complexes (VMC). In these patients embryonic remnants develop into small hepatic cysts and usually remain silent during life. Symptomatic PLD occurs mainly in the context of isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD) and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). In advanced stages, PCLD and ADPKD patients have massively enlarged livers which cause a spectrum of clinical features and complications. Major complaints include abdominal pain, abdominal distension and atypical symptoms because of voluminous cysts resulting in compression of adjacent tissue or failure of the affected organ. Renal failure due to polycystic kidneys and non-renal extra-hepatic features are common in ADPKD in contrast to VMC and PCLD. In general, liver function remains prolonged preserved in PLD. Ultrasonography is the first instrument to assess liver phenotype. Indeed, PCLD and ADPKD diagnostic criteria rely on detection of hepatorenal cystogenesis, and secondly a positive family history compatible with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. Ambiguous imaging or screening may be assisted by genetic counseling and molecular diagnostics. Screening mutations of the genes causing PCLD (PRKCSH and SEC63) or ADPKD (PKD1 and PKD2) confirm the clinical diagnosis. Genetic studies showed that accumulation of somatic hits in cyst epithelium determine the rate-limiting step for cyst formation. Management of adult PLD is based on liver phenotype, severity of clinical features and quality of life. Conservative treatment is recommended for the majority of PLD patients. The primary aim is to halt cyst growth to allow abdominal decompression and ameliorate symptoms. Invasive procedures are required in a selective patient group with advanced PCLD, ADPKD or liver failure. Pharmacological therapy by somatostatin analogues lead to beneficial outcome of PLD in terms of symptom relief and liver volume reduction.
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Lladó L, Bustamante J. IV Reunión de Consenso de la Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático 2012. Excepciones al Model for End-stage Liver Disease en la priorización para trasplante hepático. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2014; 37:83-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2013.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Temmerman F, Gevers T, Ho TA, Vanslembrouck R, Coudyzer W, van Pelt J, Bammens B, Pirson Y, Drenth JP, Nevens F. Safety and efficacy of different lanreotide doses in the treatment of polycystic liver disease: pooled analysis of individual patient data. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 38:397-406. [PMID: 23799922 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Long-acting lanreotide (LAN) 120 mg every 4 weeks reduces liver volume (LV) in patients with polycystic liver diseases (PCLD). Animal studies demonstrated that the inhibition of hepatic and renal cystogenesis is dose dependent. AIM To investigate the safety and efficacy of two different LAN doses in PCLD patients. METHODS The 6-month results of the LOCKCYST I trial, its extension study and the LOCKCYST II trial were pooled. LV at baseline and month 6 was measured by CT-scan and blindly re-analysed by two independent radiologists. RESULTS The study population [132 treatment periods, age 49 years (IQR: 45-55), 114 women] consisted of three groups. Each received treatment every 4 weeks during 6 months: placebo (n = 26); LAN 90 mg (n = 55) or LAN 120 mg (n = 51). The inter-observer variability and agreement in the calculation of LV were excellent. Severe side effects occurred with placebo, LAN 90 mg and LAN 120 mg in respectively 0%, 7% and 16%. Change in LV's after 6 months in these three groups were respectively: increase of +36 mL [(-45)-(+138)]; decrease of -82 mL [(-285)-(+92)] and decrease of -123 mL [(-312)-(+4)] (Kruskal-Wallis One Way anova on Ranks; P = 0.002). Based on ROC analysis, a reduction of ≥120 mL in LV has a positive predictive value of 64% for improving symptoms (ROC analysis AUC: 0.729; sensitivity 73%, specificity 69%, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Both LAN 90 mg and LAN 120 mg reduce liver volume. LAN 90 mg has less side effects. This suggests that in case of intolerance to LAN 120 mg, a dose reduction to LAN 90 mg is meaningful.
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- F Temmerman
- Department and Laboratory of Hepatology, University Hospitals KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Gedaly R, Guidry P, Davenport D, Daily M, Ronsenau J, Shah M, Cooper MA, Hundley J. Peri-operative challenges and long-term outcomes in liver transplantation for polycystic liver disease. HPB (Oxford) 2013; 15:302-6. [PMID: 23458516 PMCID: PMC3608985 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00579.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine peri-operative mortality and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing liver transplantation in the US using the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database. METHODS This study is a retrospective review of liver transplantations (LT) recorded in the UNOS database performed between 1988 and 2010. In total, 107 411 LT were performed in the US, 357 (0.3%) were for adult polycystic liver disease (PLD). A random group of 9416 adult patients transplanted for other diagnoses was created for comparison (10% of the adult non-PLD database). RESULTS Two hundred and seventy-one patients in the adult PLD group were females (75.9%), the mean age was 52.3 ± 8.2 [standard deviation (SD)] years. The median length of transplantation hospital stay was 11 days (interquartile range 8-21). Patients from the PLD group versus the comparison group (9416 patients) consisted of more females, lower Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores (17 versus 21 points), more multi-organ transplants (41% versus 4 %), chronic renal failure (creatinine 2.7 versus 1.5) and fewer patients with chronic hepatitis C (1.4% versus 32%). Peri-operative mortality (≤30 days) was 9% in the PLD versus 6% in the comparison group; however, at 1 year PLD survival was similar (85% versus 85%) to other diagnoses and better at 3 (81% versus 77%) and 5 years (77% versus 71%, overall Log Rank P = 0.006). A similar PLD survival advantage was observed in isolated initial transplants (P = 0.019). CONCLUSION In spite of early technical challenges and mortality, transplantation should be considered an option for selected patients with PLD as excellent long-term outcomes can be achieved.
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- Roberto Gedaly
- Transplant Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536-0293, USA.
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Pascher A, Nebrig M, Neuhaus P. Irreversible liver failure: treatment by transplantation: part 3 of a series on liver cirrhosis. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2013; 110:167-73. [PMID: 23533548 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Liver transplantation is the only established, causally directed treatment for irreversible chronic or acute liver failure. METHODS This review is based on papers retrieved by a selective search in the PubMed database, the index of randomized controlled trials of the European Society of Organ Transplantation, and the Cochrane database, along with an analysis of data from the authors' own center. RESULTS 1199 liver transplantations were performed in Germany in 2011. The most common indications were alcoholic cirrhosis (28%), cirrhosis of other causes (24%), and intrahepatic tumors (20%). Among recipients, the sex ratio was nearly 1:1 and the median age was just under 50. Across Europe, the 1-, 5-, and 10-year survival rates after liver transplantation were 82%, 71% and 61%. In our own center, the Charité in Berlin, the corresponding rates were 90.4%, 79.6% and 70.3%, based on an experience of 100 to 120 cases per year. The current rate of functioning transplants five years after liver transplantation is 52.6% in Germany and 66.2% internationally. Standard immunosuppression consists of a calcineurin inhibitor, tacrolimus or cyclosporine A, and steroids. Early complications include primary functional failure of the transplant, hemorrhage, thrombosis, acute rejection, and biliary complications. Over the long term, complications that can impair the outcome include chronic rejection, biliary strictures, cardiovascular and metabolic adverse effects, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and opportunistic infections and malignancies. CONCLUSION Liver transplantation is a successful and well-established form of treatment that is nonetheless endangered by a shortage of donor organs and other structural and organizational difficulties.
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- Andreas Pascher
- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Germany.
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Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is arbitrarily defined as a liver that contains >20 cysts. The condition is associated with two genetically distinct diseases: as a primary phenotype in isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD) and as an extrarenal manifestation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Processes involved in hepatic cystogenesis include ductal plate malformation with concomitant abnormal fluid secretion, altered cell-matrix interaction and cholangiocyte hyperproliferation. PLD is usually a benign disease, but can cause debilitating abdominal symptoms in some patients. The main risk factors for growth of liver cysts are female sex, exogenous oestrogen use and multiple pregnancies. Ultrasonography is very useful for achieving a correct diagnosis of a polycystic liver and to differentiate between ADPKD and PCLD. Current radiological and surgical therapies for symptomatic patients include aspiration-sclerotherapy, fenestration, segmental hepatic resection and liver transplantation. Medical therapies that interact with regulatory mechanisms controlling expansion and growth of liver cysts are under investigation. Somatostatin analogues are promising; several clinical trials have shown that these drugs can reduce the volume of polycystic livers. The purpose of this Review is to provide an update on the diagnosis and management of PLD with a focus on literature published in the past 4 years.
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Macutkiewicz C, Plastow R, Chrispijn M, Filobbos R, Ammori BA, Sherlock DJ, Drenth JP, O'Reilly DA. Complications arising in simple and polycystic liver cysts. World J Hepatol 2012; 4:406-11. [PMID: 23355921 PMCID: PMC3554807 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i12.406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Revised: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Liver cysts are common, affecting 5%-10% of the population. Most are asymptomatic, however 5% of patients develop symptoms, sometimes due to complications and will require intervention. There is no consensus on their management because complications are so uncommon. The aim of this study was to perform a collected review of how a series of complications were managed at our institutions. Six different patients presenting with rare complications of liver cysts were obtained from Hepatobiliary Units in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. History and radiological imaging were obtained from case notes and computerised radiology. As a result, 1 patient admitted with inferior vena cava obstruction was managed by cyst aspiration and lanreotide; 1 patient with common bile duct obstruction was first managed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and stenting, followed by open fenestration; 1 patient with ruptured cysts and significant medical co-morbidities was managed by percutaneous drainage; 1 patient with portal vein occlusion and varices was managed by open liver resection; 1 patient with infected cysts was treated with intravenous antibiotics and is awaiting liver transplantation. The final patient with a simple liver cyst mimicking a hydatid was managed by open liver resection. In conclusion, complications of cystic liver disease are rare, and we have demonstrated in this series that both operative and non-operative strategies have defined roles in management. The mainstays of treatment are either aspiration/sclerotherapy or, alternatively laparoscopic fenestration. Medical management with somatostatin analogues is a potentially new and exciting treatment option but requires further study.
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- Christian Macutkiewicz
- Christian Macutkiewicz, Ricci Plastow, Basil A Ammori, David J Sherlock, Derek A O'Reilly, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester M8 5RB, United Kingdom
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