Liver transplantation for cardiac failure in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
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Date publication
juillet 2005
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr DI MARTINO Vincent, Pr MANTION Georges
Tous les auteurs :
Thevenot T, Vanlemmens C, Di Martino V, Becker MC, Denue PO, Kantelip B, Bresson-Hadni S, Heyd B, Mantion G, Miguet JP
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Résumé
Liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia may lead to high-output cardiac failure. Few data have been reported on orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for these patients. In this paper, we describe two patients treated by OLT as a salvage procedure for cardiac failure, and we review literature on this subject. Our two patients resumed normal cardiac function after OLT. This procedure appears to be a promising therapy with good long-term results despite dissection difficulties encountered due to the collateral arterial network reorganization.
Référence
Liver Transpl. 2005 Jul;11(7):834-8.