[Clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease in patients transplanted for primary sclerosing cholangitis]. / Evolución de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal en pacientes sometidos a trasplante hepático por colangitis esclerosante primaria.
Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam
; 38(4): 252-9, 2008 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-19157380
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Primary sclerosing cholangitis is frequently associated with inflammatory bowel disease. OBJECTIVE:
to evaluate the evolution of IBD in patients transplanted for PSC and the incidence of severe dysplasia/carcinoma. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
we included 32 patients transplanted between 1988 and 2006 for PSC. Median follow-up 8.7 years (1-20 y). All patients were evaluated pre-OLT with colonoscopy and multiple intestinal biopsies. Post-OLT surveillance colonoscopies were performed every 12 months.RESULTS:
of 32 patients included, 26 had inflammatory bowel disease pre-OLT (ulcerative colitis 25, Crohn's disease 1). 12 patients had active intestinal disease pre-OLT and 2 patients had moderate dysplasia but were not surgically treated due to the severity of their liver disease. Among the 26 patients with IBD pre-OLT, 2 died in the postoperative period due to complications related to the transplantation procedure. Among the other 24 patients, 16 had a quiescent colonic disease post-OLT. Among them, 12 had quiescent disease pre-OLT and 4 showed improvement in their colonic symptoms after transplantation. Eight patients were symptomatic pre-OLT and had a transitory improvement in their symptoms post-OLT, with worsening of their intestinal disease by 5.7 +/- 2.8 months after transplantation. Three patients developed severe dysplasia or colonic cancer.CONCLUSIONS:
over half of patients transplanted for PSC presented with quiescent intestinal disease. Yet, there was a group of patients that worsened their colonic symptoms and had a high incidence of dysplasia/carcinoma. It is necessary to maintain an adequate colonic surveillance even in the absence of colonic symptoms or active disease.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Colangitis Esclerosante
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Enfermedades Inflamatorias del Intestino
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Trasplante de Hígado
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Argentina