Liver transplantation for the treatment of hyperammonemia due to urea cycle disorder: report of four cases / 中华儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics
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(12): 136-139, 2015.
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en Chino
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze clinical efficacy and prognosis of liver transplantation in children with hyperammonemia caused by urea cycle disorders.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>A retrospective analysis was performed on the occurrence of disease, operation and the follow-up post liver transplantation in 4 patients with urea cycle disorders who underwent liver transplantation during June 2001 to May 2014.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Four girls were diagnosed with ornithine carbamoyl transferase deficiency by genetic test. They had the clinical onset at the age of 1.5 to 3.0 years. Liver transplantation had been performed at their age of 53.9 months, 40.6 months, 40.3 months and 22.8 months, respectively. The grafts of case 1 and case 2 were from left lateral lobe of liver of cadaveric donor, the graft of case 3 was from left lateral lobe of liver of a living donor, the graft of case 4 was a whole liver of a dead child. The liver function of 4 patients gradually returned to normal, blood ammonia levels were normal and restored the normal diet, 4 children were discharged on postoperative 25-30 days. Regular follow-up was done, the liver function, biochemical features and growth status have been followed up for 162.2 months, 124.2 months, 12.0 months and 4.8 months after liver transplantation, respectively. Now, all the four cases are healthy and growth is normal.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Liver transplantation is an important way to the patients with severe hyperammonemia caused by urea cycle disorders. In this study, the patients with ornithine carbamoyl transferase defect got satisfactory long-term outcome after liver transplantation.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Pronóstico
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Cirugía General
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Donantes de Tejidos
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Trasplante de Hígado
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Donadores Vivos
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Enfermedad por Deficiencia de Ornitina Carbamoiltransferasa
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Hiperamonemia
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Hígado
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Pruebas de Función Hepática
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics
Año:
2015
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