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17029283

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
The use of split-liver (SL) allografts continues to be an excellent option for many pediatric recipients. Patient and graft survival with this graft type are comparable to patient and graft survival with whole organ grafts. Quality-of-life issues, specifically growth, for SL recipients have not been compared to those of recipients of more conventional whole-organ recipients. Pediatric recipients of SL and whole allografts at 2 institutions were identified. Height, z score, and delta z score were calculated for all recipients for each year after transplant. Between 1995 and 2004, 201 pediatric liver transplants were analyzed. Data were collected on 39 split-graft recipients and 36 whole-size recipients. Only subjects 3 years or younger were included in the study. Growth retardation was present in all recipients at transplant. Height z score post split and whole-size transplant were not statistically different at 1- (P = 0.65), 2- (P = 0.13), and 3-year (P = 0.32) anniversaries, respectively. Catch-up growth was present only in recipients of split grafts. In conclusion, the use of split grafts as opposed to whole-size grafts revealed no significant differences in terms of linear growth. Our report indicates that split-liver transplantation does not impair recipient growth.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1527-6465
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2006 AASLD.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of split-liver allografts does not impair pediatric recipient growth.
pubmed:affiliation
Transplant Center, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA. alejandromejia@mhd.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article