Combined liver-kidney transplantation: a report of 12 cases
- VernacularTitle:肝、肾联合移植12例报告
- Author:
Jian XU
;
Lixin YU
;
Wenfeng DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Liver transplantation;
Kidney transplantation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
2003;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the preliminary experience of combined liver-kidney transplantation.Methods Twelve patients were subjected to combined liver-kidney transplantation. The orthotopic liver transplantation was preceded with the classic fashion in 8 patients and the piggyback fashion in 4 patients. The pump-driven veuovenoas bypass technique was not used. And then the kidney transplantation was performed under stable homodynamic circumstance. The renal graft was implanted to the right iliac fossa routinely. The renal vein was anastomosed to the external iliac rein end-to-side, and the renal artery to the external iliac artery end-to-side or the hypogastric artery end-to-end. After operation, anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody or antithymocyte globulin (ATG), tacrolimus (FK506), mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone were used to prevent the allograft rejection.Results The survival rate of the 12 cases receiving combined liver-kidney transplantation was 100 %, and the graft function was restored well postoperation. An acute rejection episode of liver occurred in one patient. The FK506 toxicity occurred in one patient. The hemorrhage of digestive tract occurred in one recipient and the hemorrhage of peritoneal cavity in one patient. The pneumonia occurred in one case and the peritoneal infection in one patient. No patient experienced any episode of acute rejection of renal allograft.Conclusions The combined liver-kidney transplantation is the ideal option of patients with end-stage liver disease with chronic renal failure.
