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Pediatric liver transplantation with ex-situ liver transection and the application of the human fibrinogen and thrombin sponge in the wound area

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: Surgical strategy to increase the number of liver transplants in the pediatric population is the ex-situ liver transection (reduction or split). However, it is associated with complications such as hemorrhage and leaks. The human fibrinogen and thrombin sponge is useful for improvin...

Dietary management for dyslipidemia in liver transplant recipients

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: Dyslipidemia occurs in approximately 70% of all liver transplant (LT) recipients, and no prior control studies have demonstrated any dietary intervention to change it. Aim: To analyze the effects of a dietary intervention on the lipid profile of dyslipidemic LT recipients. Methods...

Liver transplantation for carcinoma hepatocellular in Aão Paulo: 414 cases by the Milan/Brazil criteria

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: The criterion of Milan (CM) has been used as standard for indication of liver transplantation (LTx) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide for nearly 20 years. Several centers have adopted criteria expanded in order to increase the number of patients eligible to liver transpl...

Factores clínicos y demográficos asociados con la supervivencia de los pacientes mayores de 14 años con trasplante hepático, en el hospital universitario de San Vicente Fundación, 2002 a 2013

Las enfermedades hepáticas terminales presentan altas tasas de incidencia y prevalencia en el mundo, con más de 800000 muertes anuales (1). La indicación para una patología hepática avanzada es el trasplante. El avance en la técnica quirúrgica, la adecuada selección de donantes y receptores y el ...

Síndrome de Budd Chiari: revisión de tema

El Síndrome de Budd-Chiari (SBC) es una entidad poco usual; su incidencia se calcula de uno en cien mil. Consiste en una obstrucción completa o parcial del flujo venoso localizada en cualquier lugar desde las pequeñas venas hepáticas hasta la porción suprahepática de la vena cava inferior. De acuer...

Patología del trasplante hepático, aspectos más relevantes del período postrasplante tardío
Most Relevant Pathology Issues in the Late Post Liver Transplant Period

La sobrevida de los pacientes postrasplante hepático supera el 90% al año y el 75% a los 5 años. Entender las causas de pérdida del injerto, o inclusive la muerte del paciente, es esencial para mejorar aún más los resultados a largo plazo. La evaluación de las biopsias hepáticas tiene un papel im...

Pharmaceutical orientation at hospital discharge of transplant patients: strategy for patient safety

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe and analyze the pharmaceutical orientation given at hospital discharge of transplant patients. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study that used records of orientation given by the clinical pharmacist in the inpatients unit of the Kidney ...

Is resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of liver transplantation worthwile? A single center experience

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background - Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma is a potentially curative therapeutic procedure that can be performed readily after its indication, without the need of a long waiting time and lower costs when compared to liver transplantation, being a good alternative in patients wit...

Post-reperfusion liver biopsy and its value in predicting mortality and graft dysfunction after liver transplantation

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: The outcome of the patients after liver transplant is complex and to characterize the risk for complications is not always easy. In this context, the hepatic post-reperfusion biopsy is capable of portraying alterations of prognostic importance. Aim: To compare the results of liver...

Estimating basal energy expenditure in liver transplant recipients: the value of the harris-benedict equation

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: Reliable measurement of basal energy expenditure (BEE) in liver transplant (LT) recipients is necessary for adapting energy requirements, improving nutritional status and preventing weight gain. Indirect calorimetry (IC) is the gold standard for measuring BEE. However, BEE may be es...