Receptors of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) have higher rate of postoperative biliary and vascular complications that may reduce posttransplant quality of life (QOL) due to the need of ...invasive and repetitive treatments.
The purpose of our study is to assess the various aspects of QOL of receptors undergoing LDLT after 10 years of transplantation and to identify potential factors that might be associated with impaired QOL.
Data of all patients with more than 10 years of LDLT were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were interviewed through a quality of life questionnaire (SF-36).
From a total of 440 LT performed in 17 years (from September 1991 through December 2008), 78 patients underwent LDLT, of which 27 were alive and 25 answered completely the questionnaire. There were 17 (68%) men and 8 (32%) women, with a mean age of 38.6±18.5 years at the time of transplantation and mean follow up time of 15.1±1.9 years. The average MELD was 16.4±4.9 and the main indication for LT was hepatic cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B virus (32%). When compared to the general po-pulation, LDLT patients had lower mental health score (66.4 vs 74.5, P=0.0093) and higher vitality score (87.8 vs 71.9, P<0.001), functional aspects (94.6 vs 75.5, P=0.002), social aspects (93 vs 83.9, P=0.005), physical aspects (92 vs 77.5, P=0.006), and emotional aspects (97.33 vs 81.7, P<0.001). General health status (73.28 vs 70.2, P=0.074) and pain (78.72 vs 76.7, P=0.672) scores were similar in both groups.
It is concluded that the various aspects LDLT recipients' QOF are similar to those of the general population more than a decade after the transplant, except for the mental health domain which is lower.
Thyroid dysfunction has been reported in most chronic illnesses including severe liver disease. These defects in thyroid hormone metabolism result in the sick euthyroid syndrome, also known as low T3 ...syndrome.
Our objective was to evaluate the thyroid function in patients with end stage liver disease prior and after deceased donor liver transplantation and to correlate thyroid hormonal changes with the MELD score (Model for End stage Liver Disease).
In a prospective study, serum levels of thyrotropin (thyroid stimulating hormone TSH), total thyroxine (tT4), free thyroxine (fT4) and triiodothyronine (T3) from 30 male adult patients with end stage liver disease were measured two to four hours before and 6 months after liver transplantation (LT). MELD was determined on the day of transplant. For this analysis, extra points were not added for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
The patients had normal TSH and fT4 levels before LT and there was no change after the procedure. Total thyroxine and triiodothyronine were within the normal range before LT, except for four patients (13.3%) whose values were lower. Both hormones increased to normal values in all four patients after LT (P=0.02 and P<0.001, respectively). When the patients were divided into two groups (MELD <18 and MELD >18), it was observed that there was no change in the TSH, freeT4, and total T4 levels in both groups after LT. Although there was no significant variation in the level of T3 in MELD <18 group (P=0.055), there was an increase in the MELD >18 group after LT (P=0.003).
Patients with end stage liver disease subjected to liver transplantation had normal TSH and fT4 levels before and after LT. In a few patients with lower tT4 and T3 levels before LT, the level of these hormones increased to normal after LT.
The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women at childbearing age. Metabolic syndrome is present from 28% to 46% of patients with PCOS. Non-alcoholic ...fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the hepatic expression of metabolic syndrome. There are few published studies that correlate PCOS and NAFLD.
To determine the prevalence of NAFLD and metabolic syndrome in patients with PCOS, and to verify if there is a correlation between NAFLD and metabolic syndrome in this population.
Study developed at Gynecology Department of Clinical Hospital of Federal University of Parana (UFPR). The sessions were conducted from April 2008 to January 2009. One hundred and thirty-one patients joined the analysis; 101 were diagnosed with PCOS and 30 formed the control group. We subdivided the PCOS patients into two subgroups: PCOS+NAFLD and PCOS. All the patients were submitted to hepatic sonography. For hepatoestheatosis screening, hepatic ecotexture was compared do spleen's. For diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, we adopted the National Cholesterol Education Program/Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP/ATP III) criteria, as well as the criteria proposed by International Diabetes Federation. Statistical analysis were performed with t of student and U of Mann-Whitney test for means and chi square for proportions.
At PCOS group, NAFLD was present in 23.8% of the population. At control group, it represented 3.3%, with statistical significance (P=0.01). Metabolic syndrome, by NCEP/ATP III criteria, was diagnosed in 32.7% of the women with PCOS and in 26.6% of the women at control group (no statistical difference, P=0.5). At PCOS+DHGNA subgroup, age, weight, BMI, abdominal circumference and glucose tolerance test results were higher when compared to PCOS group (P<0.01). Metabolic syndrome by NCEP/ATPIII criteria was present in 75% and by International Diabetes Federation criteria in 95.8% of women with PCOS+NAFLD with P<0.01. Insulin levels at SOP+DHGNA were higher than at PCOS group with P<0.01.
Almost 25% of the patients with PCOS were diagnosed for NAFLD. Metabolic syndrome was present between 32.7% and 44.6% of patients with PCOS. At subgroup PCOS+NAFLD, metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent. These patients are more obese, with higher BMI and higher glucose levels.
Aim: This study goal was to evaluate the long-term quality of life of patients who underwent cadaveric liver transplants (CLT) in two Brazilian hospitals.
Methods: Medical records of all patients who ...underwent CLT and survived over 10 years were revised. The international validated questionnaire Short-Form 36 was employed to assess the quality of life. Patients data were obtained from electronic medical records and study protocols.
Results: A total of 342 patients underwent CLT, of which 129 were alive and 93 fully answered the questionnaire and were included in the study. The group consisted of 62 men (66.6%) and 31 women (33.4%), with average age of 40.1±15.9 years. Follow-up time was 16±4.1 years. The most common indication of CLT was hepatic cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C virus, 24.7%. Transplanted patients had lower scores than the general population in mental health 62.9 (95%CI: 60.1-65.7,) vs. 74.5, p < 0.001. In all other domains, transplanted patients had similar (emotional aspect limitiation, pain, and general health status) or superior (physical aspect limitation, social aspects, functional capacity, and vitality) scores than the general population. Functional capacity score was lower in patients with long-term complications, who were aged more than 50-years, and unemployed.
Conclusions: The quality of life in patients with more than 10 years after CLT was similar or superior than the general population, except for the mental health domain.
Most patients subjected to liver transplantation presents hypersplenism, which is reversed after the operation. However, some patients remain with moderate to intense hypersplenism.
To study the ...effect of liver transplantation on platelet count in patients with hypersplenism.
Of a total of 233 patients who underwent liver transplantation, 162 were excluded from the present study because of occurrence of steroid-resistant rejection, absence of hypersplenism before the transplantation, absence of follow-up for at least 2 years or incomplete exams data. The electronic study protocols of the remaining 71 patients were reviewed to determine the demographics, etiology of cirrhosis, and results of pathologic examination of the explanted liver. Serial platelet count was obtained from the study protocol on the day before liver transplantation and 1, 2, 4, and 6 months and 1 year after liver transplantation. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student's t-test, chi-square test, and Spearman's correlation test.
Posttransplant platelet count at all time intervals was significantly higher than the pretransplant value (P<0.001 for all time intervals). Thrombocytopenia was reversed (platelet count >100,000/mm(3)) in 58 patients (81.7%) 1 month after liver transplantation. Twelve patients (16.9%) remained with thrombocytopenia 1 year after liver transplantation. Three patients (4.2%) had recurrence of thrombocytopenia within 1 year after liver transplantation. There was no correlation between pretransplant platelet count and the Child-Pugh class or the MELD score.
Liver transplantation reverses hypersplenism in most patients.
Racional — A morte celular por apoptose é processo biológico fundamental envolvido em muitos eventos fisiológicos e fisiopatológicos no fígado. Objetivo — Revisar o processo da apoptose, seus ...mecanismos celulares, sua regulação por fatores externos e sua participação em várias doenças hepatobiliares. Conclusão — O conhecimento dos mecanismos celulares da apoptose, bem como seus desequilíbrios durante distúrbios fisiopatológicos possibilitam melhor compreensão das doenças que afetam o fígado e vias biliares. A inibição farmacológica da apoptose ou sua indução podem oferecer grandes perspectivas no tratamento de doenças nas quais ocorra desequilíbrio no processo natural de morte celular.
Report of a case of successful twin pregnancy following liver transplantation.
A 42-year-old nulliparous-woman was subjected to an orthotopic liver transplantation due to Budd-Chiari syndrome. ...Sixteen months after the transplantation, an ultrasonography revealed twin pregnancy. Her prenatal course was uneventful, except for mild arterial hypertension. The immunosuppressive agents used during pregnancy were cyclosporine and prednisone.
The patient gave birth to two healthy girls at 37 weeks of gestation. The patient's postpartum course was uneventful with normal liver and renal function tests.
Following successful pregnancy, women may become pregnant and give birth to normal children, including twins
RACIONAL: O transplante de fígado é aceito como modalidade terapêutica efetiva nas doenças hepáticas avançadas, incluindo a cirrose alcoólica. OBJETIVO: Avaliar os resultados do transplante hepático ...em pacientes com cirrose alcoólica no Programa de Transplante Hepático do Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR. PACIENTES E MÉTODOS: Análise retrospectiva dos pacientes com cirrose alcoólica submetidos a transplante hepático no Serviço de Transplante Hepático do Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná entre setembro de 1991 e janeiro de 2001. Todos os candidatos apresentavam período de abstinência de álcool > 6 meses antes do transplante. A identificação do consumo de álcool no período pós-transplante hepático baseou-se em: (1) informações fornecidas pelo paciente e/ou familiares, e/ou (2) anormalidades bioquímicas sugestivas de consumo abusivo de álcool associadas a anormalidades histológicas compatíveis com lesão pelo etanol. RESULTADOS: Vinte adultos com cirrose alcoólica (19 homens e 1 mulher) com mediana de idade de 50 anos (29-61 anos) foram submetidos a transplante hepático, correspondendo a 13,8% das indicações de transplante hepático em adultos. Em 30% dos pacientes (6/20) houve associação com hepatite viral crônica, e em 1 caso (5%) presença de hepatocarcinoma. A maioria dos pacientes apresentava disfunção hepática grave no pré-transplante (75% Child C). A mediana do tempo de abstinência pré-transplante foi de 24 meses (9 a 120 meses). A mediana do tempo de seguimento pós-transplante foi de 14 meses (1 a 66 meses). A sobrevida do paciente em 1 e 3 anos após o transplante hepático foi de 75% e 50%, respectivamente. As principais complicações observadas foram: rejeição aguda (n = 8; 40%), rejeição crônica (n = 1; 5%), trombose da artéria hepática (n = 3; 15%), complicações biliares (n = 3; 15%) infecção por citomegalovírus (n = 4; 20%), infecções bacterianas e fúngicas (n = 9; 45%). A incidência detectada de recidiva do consumo de álcool foi de 15% (3/20). Em um dos casos de recidiva o uso inadequado dos imunossupressores resultou em rejeição crônica com perda do enxerto. CONCLUSÕES: Transplante hepático na cirrose alcoólica associou-se a níveis satisfatórios de sobrevida a curto e médio prazo. No presente estudo a recidiva do consumo de álcool foi pequena, o que pode ser devido à falta de rastreamento adequado.
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