F. Leonardi , L. Pasulo , P. Stroppa , V. Casotti , S. Camagni , D. Pinelli , L. D'Antiga , S. Fagiuoli
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Biliary Atresia and Liver Transplantation: new liver, extended life
Background
Biliary Atresia (BA) is actually the most common indication for Pediatric Liver Transplantation (PLT), accounting for at least 50% of the total PLT worldwide. This is a retrospective single Center study aimed at evaluating the long term outcomes of these patients.
Methods
Consecutive patients receiving PLT for BA were included. Clinical characteristics of the patients and vascular, biliary and neoplastic complications after PLT were reported. Patients’ follow up was until death or May 31st 2025.
Results
Between October 1997 and December 2005, 265 patients underwent PLT in our Referral Transplant Centre, 150 patients for a BA indication (56.6%). The study population (150 pts) consisted predominantly of female patients (51.3%), with a median age at LT of 10.5 months (range 3.7-204.1). Split-grafts were used in 122 patients (81.3%) and whole-liver grafts in 28 patients (18.3%). During the follow up, 53 patients (35.3%) presented at least one vascular complication (64.2% portal thrombosis, 20.8% hepatic artery thrombosis). Biliary complications occurred in 39 patients (26%), primarily biliary anastomotic strictures (37/39 pts). Sixty-three patients (42%) presented at least one acute rejection episode, 56 patients (37.3%) showed histological signs of chronic rejection in at least one liver biopsy. Twenty patients (13.3%) developed a Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder after PLT. Twenty-nine patients underwent liver re-transplantation (19.3%). At the end of follow up, 71 patients were alive, 22 had died (6 pts in the first 10 days after PLT), and 57 were lost to follow-up as they were being followed at other Centers. Graft- and Patient-survival rates at 1, 5, 10, 20 and 25 years after LT, were 84.0%, 81.3%, 78.4%, 66.3% and 63.6% and 92.0%, 90.0%, 89.0%, 83.5% and 80.8% respectively. Hepatic artery thrombosis was the only complication associated with a statistically significant impact on survival-rate (p<0.05).
Conclusions
Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Biliary Atresia shows excellent very long-term patient-survival rates.
期刊介绍:
Digestive and Liver Disease is an international journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. It is the official journal of Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF); Italian Association for the Study of the Pancreas (AISP); Italian Association for Digestive Endoscopy (SIED); Italian Association for Hospital Gastroenterologists and Digestive Endoscopists (AIGO); Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE); Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology (SIGENP) and Italian Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IG-IBD).
Digestive and Liver Disease publishes papers on basic and clinical research in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology.
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