Hydatid cyst of the pancreas causing both acute pancreatitis and splenic vein thrombosis.

Hydatid cyst of the pancreas is a rarely seen entity even in endemic countries. Cyst may causes several symptoms due to external compression or fistulisation to pancreaticobiliary tract or small bowel. A 23-year-old female patient was referred with a complaint of abdominal pain. Preoperative imaging revealed an undefined cyst in the tail of pancreas. She underwent distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy, with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis due to cystopancreatic duct fistula and also left-sided portal hypertension due to splenic vein thrombosis. Pathological examination reported a final diagnosis of hydatid cyst. To the best of our knowledge, coincidence of cystopancreatic duct fistula and splenic vein thrombosis due to pancreatic hydatid cyst has not previously been reported.

Pregnancy After Liver Transplantation: Risks and Outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of liver transplant recipients who became pregnant after transplantation. METHODS: The clinical data of all patients who underwent liver transplantation between January 2007 and December 2016 in our liver transplantation institute were reviewed. The following data were analyzed: indications for transplantation, recipient age at the beginning of pregnancy, the interval between transplantation and pregnancy, maternal and fetal complications, type of delivery, the health condition of neonates, and modifications in immunosuppressive therapy. RESULTS: During the study period, 1890 patients underwent liver transplantation. There were 185 women (9.8%) in childbearing age (15-45 years old), and 18 (9.7%) of them became pregnant during the study period. There were a total of 26 pregnancies. The mean age of patients at the time of operation was 25.3 ± 5.2 years, and the mean interval between operation and conception was 32.7 ± 15.3 months. Seventeen pregnancies (65.4%) ended in a live birth in the study. Six pregnancies (23%) resulted with no maternal or fetal complications. The most frequent maternal complication during pregnancy was pregnancy-induced hypertension (n = 3; 16.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Despite advances in immunosuppressive therapy and increasing experience in the management of these patients, pregnancies in liver transplant recipients are still more risky than in the general population for both the mother and the fetus. Thus, the issues related to fertility should be comprehensively discussed with the patients and their partners, preferably before transplantation, and pregnancies in liver transplant recipients should be followed up more carefully by a multidisciplinary team.

Pure laparoscopic versus open live donor nephrectomy: evaluation of health survey and graft functions.

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) has become the gold standard in many kidney transplantation centers seeking to increase the number of potential live donors. This study was designed to compare the health surveys and graft functions between LDN and open donor nephrectomy (ODN). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed all patients who underwent donor nephrectomy between December 2005 and September 2009 who had at least 1 year of follow-up. We reviewed demographic data, operative time, warm ischemia period, graft function, and quality of life. RESULTS: Among the 132 cases, 98 were pure LDN and 34 were ODN. Demographic data were similar in both groups. Operative times were significantly longer in the ODN group but warm ischemia times significantly longer in the LDN group. However, graft functions were similar in both groups. There was 1 graft loss due to arterial thrombosis of the transplanted kidney among the LDN group. Short-Form 36 health survey scores were similar except for the role-physical subscale. CONCLUSION: Although we failed to observe a significant difference between ODN and LDN as far as the quality of life and graft functions were concerned, the previously documented advantages of laparoscopy with similar operative results suggest? LDN to be the gold standard for this procedure in our institution.

Single stapler technique in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is usually performed with at least 2 separate vascular staplers for division of the renal artery and vein. However, we used a single stapler regardless of the number of renal arteries and veins. Furthermore, the graft was quickly retrieved by hand without using an extraction bag using our technique. Herein we have presented our experience with LDN of grafts with single or multiple renal arteries and/or veins using a single stapler and hand removal. METHODS: We reviewed demographic data, operative and warm ischemia times, postoperative complications, and graft function. RESULTS: Between December 2005 and September 2009, we performed 85 cases with 1 renal artery (group LDN-1), 8 cases with two renal arteries (group LDN-2), and 5 cases with 3 or more renal arteries (group LDN-3). The demographic data among the groups were similar. The mean operative time was significantly longer among groups LDN-2 (100.3 ± 9.5 minutes) and LDN-3 (120.6 ± 10.3 minutes) compared with LDN-1 (76.1 ± 9.3 minutes; P < .001). Similar results were observed with respect to warm ischemia times. There were no significant differences related to graft function and outcomes among these groups. CONCLUSION: The single stapler and hand removal technique was safe, technically feasible, and cost effective regardless of the number of renal arteries and veins. This technique removes the necessity of additional staplers and extraction bags, lowers the operative and warm ischemia times, and thus decreases the cost.