TY - JOUR
T1 - Liver retransplantation in superobese patients
T2 - A single center experience
AU - Taner, C. B.
AU - Mughal, D.
AU - Aranda-Michel, J.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - A retrospective review of patients who had body mass indeces greater than 40 kg/m2 who underwent liver retransplantation (LR) from February 1998 to December 2008 at our institution. There were 73 patients who had body mass indeces greater than 40 kg/m2 and had orthotopic liver transplantation. Six of 73 patients required retransplantation. Median time between orthotopic liver transplantation and LR was 131 days (range, 2 to 2812 days). Indications for LR were ischemic cholangiopathy, hepatic necrosis, recurrent hepatitis C, and primary non-function. Four patients are still alive with median survival of 37 months after LR. Two patients had perioperative death.
AB - A retrospective review of patients who had body mass indeces greater than 40 kg/m2 who underwent liver retransplantation (LR) from February 1998 to December 2008 at our institution. There were 73 patients who had body mass indeces greater than 40 kg/m2 and had orthotopic liver transplantation. Six of 73 patients required retransplantation. Median time between orthotopic liver transplantation and LR was 131 days (range, 2 to 2812 days). Indications for LR were ischemic cholangiopathy, hepatic necrosis, recurrent hepatitis C, and primary non-function. Four patients are still alive with median survival of 37 months after LR. Two patients had perioperative death.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.12.064
DO - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.12.064
M3 - Article
C2 - 21693273
AN - SCOPUS:79959443573
SN - 0041-1345
VL - 43
SP - 1757
EP - 1759
JO - Transplantation proceedings
JF - Transplantation proceedings
IS - 5
ER -