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PESTANA, Elena et al. Transplante hepático pediátrico en Venezuela experiencia preliminar. Gen [online]. 2008, vol.62, n.1, pp.14-16. ISSN 0016-3503.
Introduction and Objectives: Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice for pediatrics patients that suffer end stage liver disease (ESLD). The goal of this essay is to introduce the first national experience with the modality of liver pediatric transplantation programs in the treatment of ESLD in pediatrics patients. Patients and Methods: 9 children suffering ESLD and their respective donors were seen between April 2005 and May 2007, each patient and its donor underwent a complete transplant evaluation (cardiac, respiratory, renal evaluation, imaging studies, and blood work up) to determine their candidate for either liver transplant recipient, or liver donor. RESULTS: 9 patients in ages between 5 years and 15 years, 3 male and 6 were included. All the patients had positive serology for CMV before transplant and 5 had positive serology for EBV before transplant. All the patients had score PELD 9 and 17. Diagnoses of the recipients were as follow: 4 Atresias of extrahepatic biliary tract, 2 progressive familiar intrahepatic cholestasis, 1 autoimmune hepatitis, 1 congenital fibrosis and 1 hepatocarcinoma. 7 live donor liver transplants, 1 deceased donor and 1 autologous liver transplant were performed. Operative mortality was 0%. Patient and graft survival were 100% at 1 and 2 years follow up. Patients presented various complications that included: acute rejection, CMV infection, acute urinary tract infections, hepatic artery spasm, and seizures among others. All the previous mentioned complications were successfully treated. Conclusion: Liver transplant constitutes the best option for the patient with ESLD, early referral is critical in the outcome of pediatric patients that need liver transplant.