Results: 12

COVID-19 in solid organ transplantation patients: A systematic review

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rapidly progresses to severe acute respiratory syndrome. This review aimed at collating available data on COVID-19 infection in solid organ transplantation (SOT) patients. We performed a systematic review of SOT patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coron...

Telemedicina en trasplante hepático. Revisión rápida de la literatura

Hepatología; 1 (1), 2020
Introducción. La tecnología de la información y la comunicación en la atención en salud viene en aumento en Colombia, al igual que en el resto del mundo. El uso de la telemedicina para el manejo y seguimiento del paciente con patologías crónicas ha demostrado gran utilidad. En el área del traspla...

Trasplante hepático: evolución, curva de aprendizaje y resultados después de los primeros 300 casos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (8), 2019
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) is an option for people with liver failure who cannot be cured with other therapies and for some people with liver cancer. Aim: To describe, and analyze the first 300 LT clinical results, and to establish our learning curve. Material and Methods: Retrospective coh...

Transplante hepático na hepatite delta: experiência da América do Sul

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Amazon region is one of the main endemic areas of hepatitis delta in the world and the only one related to the presence of genotype 3 of the delta virus. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the profile, mortality and survival of cirrhotic patients submitted to liver transplantation for chr...

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in posttransplantation liver: Review article

Summary Introduction: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) associated or not with cirrhosis is the third leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) around the world. After transplants, NASH has a high prevalence and occurs as both recurrent and de novo manifestations. De novo NASH can also occur i...

Current management of biliary atresia based on 35 years of experience at a single center

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: The prognosis of patients with biliary atresia undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy is related to the timing of the diagnosis and the indication for the procedure. The purpose of the present study is to present a practical flowchart based on 257 children who underwent Kasai portoenterostomy. MET...

Liver transplantation for acute liver failure due to antitubercular drugs - a single-center experience

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: Patients receiving treatment for tuberculosis are at risk of developing acute liver failure due to the hepatotoxicity of antitubercular drugs. We aimed to describe our experience with liver transplantation from deceased donors in this situation. METHODS: We identified patients undergoing tra...

Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Impact of Wait Time at a Single Center

Ann. hepatol; 16 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction and aim. Liver transplantation (LT) provides durable survival for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there is continuing debate concerning the impact of wait time and acceptable tumor burden on outcomes after LT. We sought to review outcomes of LT for HCC at a single, large U...

Clinical Impact of Portal Vein Thrombosis Prior to Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Ann. hepatol; 16 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction. To identify the impact of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and associated medical and surgical factors on outcomes post liver transplant (LT). Material and methods. Two analyses were performed. Analysis One: cohort study of 505 consecutive patients who underwent LT (Alberta) betwee...

Survival benefits of interferon-based therapy in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (1), 2017
Recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is universal and can lead to graft failure and, consequently, reduced survival. Hepatitis C treatment can be used to prevent these detrimental outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe rates of hepatitis C recurrence and sustained v...