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Liver adenomatosis: a rare indication for living donor liver transplantation
- Source :
- Transplantation proceedings. 41(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Liver adenomatosis (LA) is a rare benign disease of the liver with unclear pathogenesis, which is characterized by multiple hepatic adenomas. The management of LA remains controversial. Herein we have reported a case of LA treated by living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). A 48-year-old woman developed multiple liver adenomas. In view of the sizes and localizations of the lesions, the patient underwent right hepatic resection and segment II nodulectomy. Thirty-four months later, she developed recurrence of multiple hepatic adenomas and 2 nodules were highly suspect for hepatocellular carcinoma. Re-resection was not indicated due to the whole liver being involved with adenomas. The patient underwent LDLT. At 45 months thereafter she is alive and disease-free. In conclusion, LDLT is indicated in cases of nonresectability; it may offer optimal results in view of the absence of portal hypertension and the elimination of waiting list time. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
- Subjects :
- Adenoma
medicine.medical_specialty
Living Donor
Hepatic resection
medicine.medical_treatment
Liver transplantation
Gastroenterology
Pathogenesis
Recurrence
Internal medicine
Living Donors
Medicine
Humans
Transplantation
Benign disease
business.industry
Whole liver
Liver Neoplasms
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Liver Transplantation
Liver Neoplasm
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Portal hypertension
Female
business
Living donor liver transplantation
Human
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18732623
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Transplantation proceedings
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3d9fb010b23aa74afd6ba4279d7dd269