Improving Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Polycystic Disease in MELD Era

Liver transplantation (LT) for polycystic liver disease (PLD) has evolved to be an option for treating these patients. Patients with PLD suffer from incapacitating symptoms because of very large liver volumes but liver function is preserved until a late stage. Herein, we reviewed the outcome of adul...

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Published in:International journal of organ transplantation medicine 2013, Vol.4 (1), p.27-29
Main Authors: Saidi, R F, Jabbour, N, Shah, S A, Li, Y, Bozorgzadeh, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Live rtransp la ntation
M ELD
Polycysticl iverdisea se
Short Communication
Tra ns pla n ta t ionoutcome
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Summary:Liver transplantation (LT) for polycystic liver disease (PLD) has evolved to be an option for treating these patients. Patients with PLD suffer from incapacitating symptoms because of very large liver volumes but liver function is preserved until a late stage. Herein, we reviewed the outcome of adult patients with PLD who underwent LT in the US comparing pre-MELD (1990-2001) to MELD era (2002-2009). During this period, only 309 patients underwent LT for PLD. The number of LT for PLD is very low comparing the two eras. The percentage of patients who had combined liver and kidney transplantation (CLKT) for this disease has not changed during MELD era (42.8% vs 38.6%). The waiting time for LT (337 vs 272 days) and CLKT (289 vs 220) has increased in MELD era (p
ISSN:2008-6482
2008-6490
2008-6490
2008-6482