Liver retransplantation in superobese patients: a single center experience

C B Taner; D Mughal; J Aranda-Michel

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.12.064

Liver retransplantation in superobese patients: a single center experience

Transplant Proc. 2011 Jun;43(5):1757-9. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.12.064.

Authors

C B Taner¹, D Mughal, J Aranda-Michel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.

PMID: 21693273
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.12.064

Abstract

A retrospective review of patients who had body mass indeces greater than 40 kg/m(2) who underwent liver retransplantation (LR) from February 1998 to December 2008 at our institution. There were 73 patients who had body mass indeces greater than 40 kg/m(2) and had orthotopic liver transplantation. Six of 73 patients required retransplantation. Median time between orthotopic liver transplantation and LR was 131 days (range, 2 to 2812 days). Indications for LR were ischemic cholangiopathy, hepatic necrosis, recurrent hepatitis C, and primary non-function. Four patients are still alive with median survival of 37 months after LR. Two patients had perioperative death.

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Liver Diseases / complications
Liver Diseases / surgery*
Liver Transplantation*
Middle Aged
Obesity / complications
Obesity / surgery*
Reoperation*
Retrospective Studies