Endoscopic visualization of graft status in patients with pancreas transplantation.
Surg Endosc
; 36(6): 4057-4066, 2022 06.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Enteric drainage into the recipient duodenum in pancreas transplantation (PT) can identify the graft duodenum by endoscopy. This study aimed to identify the characteristic endoscopic findings associated with graft failure or acute rejection in patients with PT.METHODS:
We reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent PT with duodenoduodenostomy (DD) between January 2015 and August 2019. During this period, there were 44 PTs with DD in 42 patients; 122 endoscopies were performed and analyzed.RESULTS:
Overall, pancreatic graft survival was 82% at a mean follow-up of 27 months (range 6-55 months). There were 8 graft failures and 10 acute rejections. In all 8 graft failures, a deep ulcer covered with fibrinous exudates of the graft duodenum was confirmed on endoscopy. Diffuse erythema inside the graft duodenum was observed in 8 of 10 acute rejections. The factors associated with acute rejection were elevated serum lipase level (OR 8.5, p = 0.02) and diffuse erythema inside the graft duodenum on endoscopy (OR 20.5, p < 0.01) in multivariate analysis.CONCLUSIONS:
In PT with DD patients, graft failure can be visualized by endoscopy, and diffuse erythema inside the graft duodenum may be a finding of acute rejection.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Pâncreas
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Endosc
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article