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Rev. chil. pediatr ; 67(6): 250-5, nov.-dic. 1996. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-197830

ABSTRACT

Los trasplantes hepáticos constituyen el tratamiento más adecuado en gran número de pacientes con enfermedades crónicas y agudas terminales del hígado. La experiencia con este procedimiento es muy limitada en Chile. Se describen 11 niños que recibieron trasplantes hepáticos. La indicación más frecuente para hacerlo fue la atresia biliar. Se incluyeron receptores de alto riesgo como peso inferior a 10 kg, numerosas intervenciones quirúrgicas previas y hepatitis fulminante, pero no se registraron muertes intraoperatorias. En cuatro casos (36 por ciento) fue necesario hacer reducciones del hígado de los dadores para acomodarlos a receptores de bajo peso. Cinco receptores (45 por ciento) fueron tratados por rechazo agudo y no se han perdido injertos por causa inmunológica. Dos receptores fallecieron precozmente (uno por trombosis porta, otro por hipertensión intracraneana) y uno 15 meses después del trasplante por recidiva pulmonar y mediatínica de hepatoblastoma. La sobrevida actuarial es,hasta la fecha, 82 por ciento en un año. La serie demuestra que es posible realizar estos complejos procedimientos en el país, con similares resultados que en otros lugares del mundo


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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Adolescent , Biliary Atresia/surgery , Graft Rejection/immunology , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/surgery , Liver Transplantation/statistics & numerical data , Postoperative Complications
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Rev. méd. Chile ; 124(1): 27-36, ene. 1996. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-173301

ABSTRACT

Orthotopic liver transplantation (THO) is the treatment of choice for a variety of liver diseases. The national experience before 1993 has been scarce. In november 1993 we started our experience in THO at Clínica Las Condes, as part of a multiorgan transplant program (liver, kidney, pancreas). Until january 1995 we have performed 14 THO in 13 recipients (one retransplantation), of which 5 were in pediatric cases. The recipients range of age fluctuated between 1 and 61 years. In 2 pediatric cases a liver allograft reduction was performed. Six recipients (46 percent) required treatment for acute cellular rejection. One recipient had an hepatic artery thrombosis and had to be retransplanted. There was no operative mortality up to 30 days in cases of primary liver transplants. The retransplanted adult recipient and another pediatric recipient that died from a late recurrence of a hepatoblastoma, accounted for the mortality of this experience. After an average follow up to 10 months, the actual patient survival is 85 percent. Of the 11 surviving recipients, 9 are in excellent conditions with a very good quality of life. This experience shows that an active liver transplant program in our country can be succesfull in obtaining results comparable to those published by very experienced foreign transplant centers


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Adult , Middle Aged , Liver Transplantation/statistics & numerical data , Liver Diseases/surgery , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Follow-Up Studies , Patient Selection
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