[Evolution of pediatric patients with liver transplantation in a tertiary care hospital in northeast country]. / Evolución de los pacientes pediátricos con trasplante hepático (TH) en un hospital de tercer nivel del noreste del país.
Gac Med Mex
; 150 Suppl 3: 282-7, 2014 Dec.
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INTRODUCTION: Liver transplantation is indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients with progressive liver disease in which an expected survival of less than a year would be achieved with the transplant. The aim of this study was to determine the evolution of pediatric liver transplant patients in a tertiary care hospital in the northeast country. RESULTS: Twelve patients subjected to liver transplantation included nine females and three males; one case required retransplantation. Age at transplantation was 3.3 years (range 0.11-14). The weight at transplantation was 12.4 kg (5.7-35.5). The most common indication for transplantation was biliary atresia in six patients (50%). According to the type of graft, 12 (92.3%) were from cadaveric donors, of which seven were segmental. The most common complications were infectious ones in nine patients (75%); surgical complications occurred in eight children (66.6%), with immediate postoperative bleeding in five cases (41.6%). The three-year survival in the entire series was 50%. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that pediatric liver transplantation is possible in this institution, with a better survival expectancy of patients in the future.
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