BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle alterations are associated with higher mortality and morbidity in patients with liver cirrhosis. Assessing these changes seems to be a promising method for identifying patients at a high risk of poor outcomes following liver transplantation (LT). This is particularly important given the current global shortage of organ donors. However, evidence of the impact of these alterations on the prognosis of patients undergoing LT is inconclusive. The aim of our prospective study was to evaluate the impact of skeletal muscle changes, reflected in sarcopenia, myosteatosis and metabolic changes in the calf muscles, on perioperative outcomes and long-term survival after LT. We also sought to determine the posttransplant evolution of the resting muscle metabolism. METHODS: We examined 134 adult LT candidates. Of these, 105 underwent LT. Sarcopenia and myosteatosis were diagnosed by measuring the skeletal muscle index and mean psoas muscle radiation attenuation, respectively, which were obtained from computed tomography (CT) scans taken during pretransplant assessment. Additionally, patients underwent 31P MR spectroscopy (MRS) of the calf muscles at rest before LT and 6, 12 and 24 months thereafter. The median follow-up was 6 years. RESULTS: Patients with abnormal 31P MRS results and CT-diagnosed myosteatosis prior to LT had significantly worse long-term survival after LT (hazard ratio (HR), 3.36; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.48-7.60; p = 0.0021 and HR, 2.58; 95% CI, 1.06-6.29; p = 0.03, respectively). Multivariable analysis showed that abnormal 31P MR spectra (HR, 3.40; 95% CI, 1.50-7.71; p = 0.003) were a better predictor of worse long-term survival after LT than myosteatosis (HR, 2.78; 95% CI, 1.14-6.78; p = 0.025). Patients with abnormal 31P MR spectra had higher blood loss during LT (p = 0.038), required a higher number of red blood cell transfusions (p = 0.006) and stayed longer in ICU (p = 0.041) and hospital (p = 0.007). Myosteatosis was associated with more revision surgeries following LT (p = 0.038) and a higher number of received red blood cell transfusion units (p = 0.002). Sarcopenia had no significant effect on posttransplant patient survival. An improvement in the resting metabolism of the calf muscles was observed at 12 and 24 months after LT. CONCLUSIONS: Abnormal 31P MRS results of calf muscles were superior to CT-based diagnosis of myosteatosis and sarcopenia in predicting perioperative complications and long-term survival after LT. Resting muscle metabolism normalized 1 year after LT in most recipients.
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- dospělí MeSH
- kosterní svaly * diagnostické zobrazování metabolismus MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- magnetická rezonanční spektroskopie * metody MeSH
- počítačová rentgenová tomografie * metody MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- sarkopenie etiologie metabolismus MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- transplantace jater * MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Despite strong evidence for improved preservation of donor livers by machine perfusion, longer post-transplant follow-up data are urgently needed in an unselected patient population. We aimed to assess long-term outcomes after transplantation of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE)-treated donor livers based on real-world data (i.e., IDEAL-D stage 4). METHODS: In this international, multicentre, observational cohort study, we collected data from adult recipients of HOPE-treated livers transplanted between January 2012 and December 2021. Analyses were stratified by donation after brain death (DBD) and donation after circulatory death (DCD), sub-divided by their respective risk categories. The primary outcome was death-censored graft survival. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of primary non-function (PNF) and ischaemic cholangiopathy (IC). RESULTS: We report on 1,202 liver transplantations (64% DBD) performed at 22 European centres. For DBD, a total number of 99 benchmark (8%), 176 standard (15%), and 493 extended-criteria (41%) cases were included. For DCD, 117 transplants were classified as low risk (10%), 186 as high risk (16%), and 131 as futile (11%), with significant risk profile variations among centres. Actuarial 1-, 3-, and 5-year death-censored graft survival rates for DBD and DCD livers were 95%, 92%, and 91%, vs. 92%, 87%, and 81%, respectively (log-rank p = 0.003). Within DBD and DCD strata, death-censored graft survival was similar among risk groups (log-rank p = 0.26, p = 0.99). Graft loss due to PNF or IC was 2.3% and 0.4% (DBD), and 5% and 4.1% (DCD). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows excellent 5-year survival after transplantation of HOPE-treated DBD and DCD livers with low rates of graft loss due to PNF or IC, irrespective of their individual risk profile. HOPE treatment has now reached IDEAL-D stage 4, which further supports its implementation in routine clinical practice. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05520320. IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrates the excellent long-term performance of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) treatment of donation after circulatory and donation after brain death liver grafts irrespective of their individual risk profile in a real-world setting, outside the evaluation of randomised-controlled trials. While previous studies have established safety, feasibility, and efficacy against the current standard, according to the IDEAL-D evaluation framework, HOPE treatment has now reached the final IDEAL-D stage 4, which further supports its implementation in routine clinical practice.
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- dárci tkání statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- kohortové studie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- perfuze * metody přístrojové vybavení MeSH
- přežívání štěpu * MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- terapeutická hypotermie metody MeSH
- transplantace jater * metody škodlivé účinky MeSH
- uchovávání orgánů * metody MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- pozorovací studie MeSH
Hepatorenal tyrosinaemia (HT1) is an autosomal recessive disorder of tyrosine degradation resulting in hepatic and renal dysfunction, neurological sequelae may occur in some patients. The use of nitisinone (NTBC) has revolutionised treatment and outcome of this disorder. NTBC has to be combined with a low protein diet. While NTBC modulates the disease course in HT1 patients, several issues are open. Optimal dosage, doses per day, therapeutic range of NTBC concentration, mode of protein restriction and biomarkers are not well defined. HCC and neurocognitive deficits are long-term sequelae. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to minimise the risk for these complications. Clinical guidance for management of HT1-patients is required. Randomised clinical studies are difficult in the presence of therapeutic options. We discussed these issues in a consensus group of 10 paediatricians, 1 adult hepatologist, 1 geneticist, 2 dieticians, 2 newborn screening specialists with experience in HT1, 1 psychologist and 2 representatives of a patient group from the German-speaking countries (DACH). Recommendations were based on scientific literature and expert opinion, also taking into account recent experience with newborn screening. There was strong consensus that newborn screening using succinylacetone (SA) and early treatment are essential for a good outcome. The dose of NTBC should be as low as possible without losing metabolic control. This has to be accompanied by a low protein diet, in some patients a simplified diet without calculation of protein intake. Specific education and psychosocial support are recommended. Indications for liver transplantation were defined. Monitoring shall include clinical findings, levels of SA, tyrosine, phenylalanine and NTBC in (dried) blood.
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- cyklohexanony * terapeutické užití MeSH
- heptanoáty MeSH
- konsensus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nitrobenzoany * terapeutické užití MeSH
- nízkoproteinová dieta MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- novorozenecký screening * metody MeSH
- transplantace jater MeSH
- tyrosinemie * diagnóza terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Německo MeSH
PURPOSE: Liver transplantation (LTx) is performed in individuals with urea cycle disorders when medical management (MM) insufficiently prevents the occurrence of hyperammonemic events. However, there is a paucity of systematic analyses on the effects of LTx on health-related outcome parameters compared to individuals with comparable severity who are medically managed. METHODS: We investigated the effects of LTx and MM on validated health-related outcome parameters, including the metabolic disease course, linear growth, and neurocognitive outcomes. Individuals were stratified into "severe" and "attenuated" categories based on the genotype-specific and validated in vitro enzyme activity. RESULTS: LTx enabled metabolic stability by prevention of further hyperammonemic events after transplantation and was associated with a more favorable growth outcome compared with individuals remaining under MM. However, neurocognitive outcome in individuals with LTx did not differ from the medically managed counterparts as reflected by the frequency of motor abnormality and cognitive standard deviation score at last observation. CONCLUSION: Whereas LTx enabled metabolic stability without further need of protein restriction or nitrogen-scavenging therapy and was associated with a more favorable growth outcome, LTx-as currently performed-was not associated with improved neurocognitive outcomes compared with long-term MM in the investigated urea cycle disorders.
The increasing occurrence of multiple primary cancers (MPC) is a long-term trend, but the prevalence of MPC in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its impact on overall survival (OS) remains unknown. We retrospectively analyzed 497 patients with HCC treated at two tertiary centers. The cohort was divided into two subgroups - liver transplant (LT, 324 patients) and non-liver transplant (non-LT, 173 patients). We analyzed MPC occurrence, its impact on survival, and identified variables predicting unfavorable outcomes. The MPC were detected in 88 patients (18%). The most common MPC were prostate (17%), skin (15.9%), kidney (12.5%), and lung (10.2%). The median OS of the whole cohort and the LT and non-LT subgroups were 70, 116, and 17 months, respectively (p<0.0001). The median OS in patients with HCC only and HCC with another cancer was 77 (95% CI, 67-96) and 50 months (95% CI, 37-62), respectively (p=0.25). The OS of LT patients was significantly better than that of those in whom LT had been contraindicated owing to concomitant MPC (116 vs. 35 months, p<0.0009). Autoimmune etiology, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), HCC as the first diagnosed malignancy, and male sex were identified as factors significantly influencing the patients' outcomes (HR 0.43, 3.2326, 0.70, and 1.43, respectively). The MPC frequency was 18%. The impact of MPC on OS was not significant, except for individuals contraindicated for LT because of MPC. A better prognosis is associated with the autoimmune etiology of cirrhosis, and when HCC is diagnosed as the first malignancy. Male sex and NASH worsened the outcomes.
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- dospělí MeSH
- hepatocelulární karcinom * mortalita patologie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mnohočetné primární nádory * mortalita patologie MeSH
- nádory jater * mortalita patologie MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- transplantace jater * mortalita MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Stenózy biliární anastomózy patří mezi nejčastější biliární komplikace u pacientů po transplantaci jater. Biliární komplikace jsou spojeny s vyšší letalitou, morbiditou, rizikem selhání funkce štěpu a k léčbě vyžadují zpravidla opakované endoskopické intervence s pravidelnou výměnou stentů. Biodegradabilní stenty jsou novými typy stentů z bio degradabilních polymerů, jejichž hlavní výhodou může být snížení počtu endoskopických intervencí a s nimi spojených komplikací. Cílem našeho článku byl popis případů dvou pacientů po transplantaci jater s časně zjištěnou stenózou biliární anastomózy, která byla řešena endoskopickým zavedením bio degradabilních stentů. V obou případech bylo endoskopické zavedení stentu technicky dobře proveditelné a nevyskytly se žádné periprocedurální ani postprocedurální komplikace. Klinický průběh a kontrolní zobrazení po 8 měsících svědčily pro regresi stenózy u obou pacientů.
Biliary anastomotic strictures are one of the most common biliary complications in patients after liver transplantation. Biliary complications are associated with higher mortality, morbidity, risk of graft failure and usually require repeated endoscopic interventions with regular stent replacement for treatment. Biodegradable stents are new types of stents made of bio degradable polymers, which may have the main advantage of reducing the number of endoscopic interventions and associated complications. The aim of our article was to describe the cases of two patients after liver transplantation with early biliary anastomotic strictures, which were resolved by endoscopic placement of bio degradable stents. In both cases, endoscopic stent placement was technically feasible and there were no periprocedural or postprocedural complications. The clinical course and fol low-up imaging at 8 months showed regression of the strictures in both patients.
- Klíčová slova
- benigní biliární stenózy,
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- anastomóza chirurgická * metody MeSH
- cholangiopankreatografie endoskopická retrográdní metody MeSH
- cholestáza * etiologie MeSH
- diagnostické zobrazování metody MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- pooperační komplikace MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- stenty * normy MeSH
- transplantace jater škodlivé účinky MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH
Úvod: Varianty rs738409 c.444C>G (p.I148M) v patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) a rs58542926 c.499G>A (p.E167K) v TM6SF2 (transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2) jsou významnými genetickými faktory vzniku a progrese nealkoholové tukové nemoci jater (NAFLD). U obou variant byla popsána vyšší mortalita na jaterní onemocnění, vliv na celkovou mortalitu nebyl prokázán. Cílem této studie bylo posoudit význam genotypů PNPLA3 rs738409 a TM6SF2 rs58542926 dárce a příjemce na dlouhodobé přežívání pacientů po LT. Metody: V kohortě 268 dospělých pacientů po LT, u kterých byly k dispozici genotypy PNPLA3 rs738409 a TM6SF2 rs58542926 dárce a příjemce a byl histologicky zhodnocen výskyt steatózy 6–30 měsíců po LT, jsme hodnotili dlouhodobé přežívání pacientů. Medián sledování byl 17,0 let. Odhady funkcí přežití byly vytvořeny pomocí Kaplan-Meierova modelu a pro zkoumání prediktivní hodnoty vybraných proměnných byl použit Coxův model proporcionálního hazardu. Výsledky: Na přežívání pacientů po LT měly negativní vliv vyšší věk příjemce (p < 0,001), mužské pohlaví (p = 0,014), alkoholická (p = 0,021) nebo HCV (p = 0,042) etiologie jaterní cirhózy a přítomnost hepatocelulárního karcinomu v explantátu jater (p = 0,009). Genotypy PNPLA3 rs738409 a TM6SF2 rs58542926 příjemce ani dárce neměly na přežívání pacientů žádný vliv. Závěr: Ačkoli varianty PNPLA3 c.444G a TM6SF2 c.499A dárce zvyšují riziko steatózy jaterního štěpu po LT, nebyl pro tyto genotypy dárce ani příjemce prokázán negativní vliv na dlouhodobé přežívání pacientů po LT.
Introduction: The variants rs738409 c.444C>G (p.I148M) in patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) and rs58542926 c.499G>A (p.E167K) in TM6SF2 (transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2) are significant genetic risk factors of development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver dis ease (NAFLD). In both variants, increased liver-specific mortality was described, while the impact on all-cause mortality was not proved. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of PNPLA3 rs738409 and TM6SF2 rs58542926 genotypes of the donor and recipient respectively on long-term patient survival after LT. Methods: We evaluated long-term patient survival in a cohort of 268 adult LT recipients, in whom PNPLA3 rs738409 and TM6SF2 rs58542926 genotypes of the donor and recipient respectively were available and steatosis was evaluated in liver graft biopsy 6–30 months after LT. The median fol low-up was 17 years. The Kaplan-Meier model was used for the survival estimates and the Cox proportional hazard model was used to assess the predictive value of the chosen variables. Results: Increased recipient age (P < 0.001), male sex (P = 0.014), alcoholic (P = 0.021) or HCV (P = 0.042) etiology of liver cirrhosis, and presence of hepatocellular carcinoma (P = 0.009) negatively influenced long-term patient survival after LT. PNPLA3 rs738409 and TM6SF2 rs58542926 genotypes of the recipient and donor respectively had no effect on patient survival. Conclusion: Although PNPLA3 c.444G and TM6SF2 c.499A variants of the donor increase the risk of steatosis of the liver graft after LT, we did not prove a negative impact of these genotypes of the donor and recipient on long-term patient survival after LT.
Úvod: Prodloužení QT intervalu na elektrokardiogramu (EKG) je pozorováno u více než 60 % dospělých s pokročilou cirhózou. Podle pečlivého výzkumu měli lidé s cirhózou, kteří mají prodloužené QT intervaly, horší míru přežití, závažnější příznaky onemocnění a rychlejší vývoj jejich stavu. Vzhledem k důležitosti predikce komplikací jaterní cirhózy u dětí a omezenému počtu studií týkajících se vztahu mezi prodlouženým QT a závažností jaterního onemocnění u dětí v této studii bylo zkoumáno prodloužené QT u dětí s jaterní cirhózou a její vztah k závažnosti jaterního onemocnění. Metody: V této studii byly děti do 18 let s jaterní cirhózou hodnoceny v seznamu transplantací jater odeslaných do nemocnice Abu Ali Sina Organ Transplantation Hospital v Shirazu v letech 2019 až 2021. QT bylo vypočteno na základě 12svodové EKG z operace transplantace jater. Výsledky: V této studii bylo hodnoceno 130 pacientů s jaterní cirhózou s průměrným věkem 7,05 ± 5,34. Průměrná délka QT segmentu byla hlášena jako 397 ± 31 milisekund. Pouze 4 (3 %) měli dlouhý QT segment u všech studovaných pacientů. Porovnání kritéria Meld/Peld a kritéria Child ve dvou skupinách s pravidelným QT a prodlouženým QT ukázalo, že průměr obou kritérií je významně delší ve skupině se standardním QT (p = 0,018; p = 0,038). Také prodloužené QT prokázalo významnou souvislost s příčinou jaterní cirhózy (p = 0,003). Závěr: Naše studie je jednou z prvních, která zkoumala vztah mezi QT a závažností cirhózy u dětí. Na základě výsledků této studie je prodloužený QT interval spojen se závažností onemocnění jater.
Introduction: Prolongation of the QT interval in an electrocardiogram (ECG) is seen in more than 60% of adults with advanced cirrhosis. According to careful research, people with cirrhosis who have their QT intervals prolonged had worse survival rates, more severe disease symptoms, and faster development of their condition. Considering the importance of predicting complications of liver cirrhosis in children and the limited number of studies related to the relationship between prolonged QT and the severity of liver disease in children, in this study, prolonged QT in children with liver cirrhosis and its relationship with the severity of liver disease was investigated. Methods: In the present study, children under 18 years of age with liver cirrhosis were evaluated in the list of liver transplants referred to Abu Ali Sina Organ Transplantation Hospital in Shiraz between 2019 and 2021. QT was calculated based on two pediatric cardiologists‘ 12-lead ECG from liver transplant surgery. Results: In this study, 130 patients with liver cirrhosis with an average age of 7.05±5.34 years were evaluated. The average length of the QT segment was reported as 397±31milliseconds. Only 4 (3%) had a long QT segment in all the studied patients. The comparison of the Meld/Peld criterion and Child criterion in the two groups of regular QT and prolonged QT showed that the mean of both criteria was significantly longer in the standard QT group (P = 0.018, P = 0.038). Also, prolonged QT showed a significant relationship with the cause of liver cirrhosis (P = 0.003). Conclusion: Our study is one of the first to examine the relationship between QT and severity of cirrhosis in children. Based on the results of this study, prolonged QT is associated with severity of liver disease.
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- dítě MeSH
- elektrokardiografie MeSH
- jaterní cirhóza * etiologie patologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nemoci jater etiologie patologie MeSH
- příčina smrti MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- statistika jako téma MeSH
- syndrom dlouhého QT * epidemiologie etiologie MeSH
- transplantace jater MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- lidé MeSH
INTRODUCTION: Hepatic artery complications (HACs), such as a thrombosis or stenosis, are serious causes of morbidity and mortality after paediatric liver transplantation (LT). This study will investigate the incidence, current management practices and outcomes in paediatric patients with HAC after LT, including early and late complications. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The HEPatic Artery stenosis and Thrombosis after liver transplantation In Children (HEPATIC) Registry is an international, retrospective, multicentre, observational study. Any paediatric patient diagnosed with HAC and treated for HAC (at age <18 years) after paediatric LT within a 20-year time period will be included. The primary outcomes are graft and patient survivals. The secondary outcomes are technical success of the intervention, primary and secondary patency after HAC intervention, intraprocedural and postprocedural complications, description of current management practices, and incidence of HAC. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: All participating sites will obtain local ethical approval and (waiver of) informed consent following the regulations on the conduct of observational clinical studies. The results will be disseminated through scientific presentations at conferences and through publication in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: The HEPATIC registry is registered at the ClinicalTrials.gov website; Registry Identifier: NCT05818644.
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- arteria hepatica * MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- incidence MeSH
- kojenec MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- multicentrické studie jako téma MeSH
- pooperační komplikace * epidemiologie etiologie MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- registrace * MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- stenóza etiologie MeSH
- transplantace jater * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- trombóza * etiologie epidemiologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- kojenec MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- pozorovací studie MeSH
