Liver transplantation for urea cycle disorders in pediatric patients: A single-center experience
Liver transplantation for urea cycle disorders in pediatric patients: A single-center experience
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DOI:
10.1111/petr.12041
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发表时间:
2013-03-01
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Esquivel, Carlos O.
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作者:
Kim, Irene K.;Niemi, Anna-Kaisa;Esquivel, Carlos O.
LT has emerged as a surgical treatment for UCDs. We hypothesize that LT can be safely and broadly utilized in the pediatric population to effectively prevent hyperammonemic crises and potentially improve neurocognitive outcomes. To determine the long-term outcomes of LT for UCDs, charts of children with UCD who underwent LT were retrospectively reviewed at an academic institution between July 2001 and May 2012. A total of 23 patients with UCD underwent LT at a mean age of 3.4yr. Fifteen (65%) patients received a whole-liver graft, seven patients (30%) received a reduced-size graft, and one patient received a living donor graft. Mean five-yr patient survival was 100%, and allograft survival was 96%. Mean peak blood ammonia (NH3) at presentation was 772mol/L (median 500, range 1782969, normal