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Nature ; 521(7550): 54-6, 2015 May 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25951282

RESUMO

When cosmic star formation history reaches a peak (at about redshift z ≈ 2), galaxies vigorously fed by cosmic reservoirs are dominated by gas and contain massive star-forming clumps, which are thought to form by violent gravitational instabilities in highly turbulent gas-rich disks. However, a clump formation event has not yet been observed, and it is debated whether clumps can survive energetic feedback from young stars, and afterwards migrate inwards to form galaxy bulges. Here we report the spatially resolved spectroscopy of a bright off-nuclear emission line region in a galaxy at z = 1.987. Although this region dominates star formation in the galaxy disk, its stellar continuum remains undetected in deep imaging, revealing an extremely young (less than ten million years old) massive clump, forming through the gravitational collapse of more than one billion solar masses of gas. Gas consumption in this young clump is more than tenfold faster than in the host galaxy, displaying high star-formation efficiency during this phase, in agreement with our hydrodynamic simulations. The frequency of older clumps with similar masses, coupled with our initial estimate of their formation rate (about 2.5 per billion years), supports long lifetimes (about 500 million years), favouring models in which clumps survive feedback and grow the bulges of present-day galaxies.

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J Anal Toxicol ; 36(5): 349-52, 2012 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22582271

RESUMO

Tanax is a veterinary formulation for euthanasia comprising embutramide, mebezonium iodide and tetracaine. A 37-year-old female was found dead on her bed, with three empty used syringes and a bottle of Tanax beside her body. Three needle puncture marks were observed on the body. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of embutramide and mebezonium iodide in different biological matrices (femoral and cardiac blood, liver, muscle and vitreous humor) using a chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of the two drugs. A direct and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed in multiple reaction monitoring mode with positive ionization. Lidocaine was used as an internal standard. Limits of detection and quantitation of 0.01 and 0.05 mg/L, respectively, were reached for both compounds. Embutramide levels ranged from 2.74 mg/L in vitreous humor to 5.06 mg/L in femoral blood, while mebezonium iodide was found at widely differing concentrations (ranging from 2.80 mg/kg in muscle to 24.80 mg/kg in liver). The chromatographic method developed for this study provides a very simple and sensitive means for the simultaneous determination of embutramide and mebezonium iodide, the emetic concentrations of which were consistent with suicides reported in the literature.


Assuntos
Amidas/metabolismo , Amidas/intoxicação , Patologia Legal/métodos , Compostos de Amônio Quaternário/metabolismo , Compostos de Amônio Quaternário/intoxicação , Tetracaína/intoxicação , Adulto , Amidas/administração & dosagem , Amidas/análise , Amidas/farmacocinética , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Combinação de Medicamentos , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Injeções , Limite de Detecção , Fígado/química , Fígado/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/química , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Edema Pulmonar/induzido quimicamente , Edema Pulmonar/patologia , Compostos de Amônio Quaternário/administração & dosagem , Compostos de Amônio Quaternário/análise , Compostos de Amônio Quaternário/farmacocinética , Suicídio , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Tetracaína/administração & dosagem , Tetracaína/farmacocinética , Corpo Vítreo/química , Corpo Vítreo/metabolismo
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Forensic Sci Int ; 218(1-3): 101-5, 2012 May 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22018743

RESUMO

Hair testing for drugs of abuse is performed in Lombardy by eleven analytical laboratories accredited for forensic purposes, the most frequent purposes being driving license regranting and workplace drug testing. Individuals undergoing hair testing for these purposes can choose the laboratory in which the analyses have to be carried out. The aim of our study was to perform an interlaboratory exercise in order to verify the level of standardization of hair testing for drugs of abuse in these accredited laboratories; nine out of the eleven laboratories participated in this exercise. Sixteen hair strands coming from different subjects were longitudinally divided in 3-4 aliquots and distributed to participating laboratories, which were requested to apply their routine methods. All the participants analyzed opiates (morphine and 6-acetylmorphine) and cocainics (cocaine and benzoylecgonine) while only six analyzed methadone and amphetamines (amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA and MDEA) and five Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The majority of the participants (seven labs) performed acidic hydrolysis to extract the drugs from the hair and analysis by GC-MS, while two labs used LC-MS/MS. Eight laboratories performed initial screening tests by Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT), Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) or Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay (CEDIA). Results demonstrated a good qualitative performance for all the participants, since no false positive results were reported by any of them. Quantitative data were quite scattered, but less in samples with low concentrations of analytes than in those with higher concentrations. Results from this first regional interlaboratory exercise show that, on the one hand, individuals undergoing hair testing would have obtained the same qualitative results in any of the nine laboratories. On the other hand, the scatter in quantitative results could cause some inequalities if any interpretation of the data is required.


Assuntos
Cabelo/química , Laboratórios/normas , Entorpecentes/análise , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias/normas , Cromatografia Líquida/estatística & dados numéricos , Toxicologia Forense/normas , Cromatografia Gasosa-Espectrometria de Massas/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Técnicas Imunoenzimáticas/estatística & dados numéricos , Itália , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias/estatística & dados numéricos
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Forensic Sci Int ; 189(1-3): e41-3, 2009 Aug 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19446971

RESUMO

In driver licence regranting, subjects with a history of cocaine use are requested to undergo laboratory testing to verify both current and past abstinence from the drug. Identification of cocaine use based only on urinalysis may miss some cases because of the short elimination half-life of the drug. Moreover, many abusers know how to time their cocaine consumption in such a way that they can "beat" the urinalysis, having a series of negative urine tests. We report on the use of hair testing to disclose sporadic cocaine consumption in seven subjects attending the Local Medical Commission to reobtain driver licence, with constant negative urinalysis. Even with one or two weekly negative urine screens along several months, all the subjects were positive using hair testing for cocaine and benzoylecgonine, above the internationally recommended limit of quantification: 0.5 ng/mg and 0.05 ng/mg for cocaine and benzoylecgonine, respectively (concentration range for cocaine: 0.51-2.23 ng/mg hair; concentration range for benzoylecgonine: 0.08-1.70 ng/mg hair). The obtained results support strongly the use of hair testing for cocaine in drug addicts and occasional abusers applying for regranting of driver licence in order to minimize social risk behaviours.


Assuntos
Condução de Veículo/legislação & jurisprudência , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Cocaína/diagnóstico , Cocaína/análise , Inibidores da Captação de Dopamina/análise , Cabelo/química , Licenciamento , Adolescente , Adulto , Cocaína/análogos & derivados , Feminino , Toxicologia Forense , Humanos , Itália , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias/métodos , Urinálise
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Transplant Proc ; 40(10): 3816-8, 2008 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19100501

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Parvus-tardus waveforms of the hepatic artery after liver transplantation usually indicate an arterial complication and severe impairment of hepatic arterial perfusion with a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 99.1%. Thus, it has been emphasized that detection of such waveforms should prompt emergency angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Arterial reconstruction during a liver transplantation was successfully accomplished by an end-to-end anastomosis, performing a "flute-spout" widening of the anastomosis with a 7/0 prolene running suture between a small recipient proper hepatic artery and the donor common hepatic artery. RESULTS: On day 7 posttransplantation color Doppler ultrasonography revealed a parvus-tardus waveform pattern in the hepatic arterial flow. Computed tomographic (CT) angiography showed only a caliber discrepancy between the donor and recipient stumps, excluding an arterial stenosis or thrombosis. Since normal liver function persisted, the patient underwent routine follow-up. After 15 months the patient was alive and well; hepatic artery spectral waveforms were unchanged and liver functions were consistent with a mild hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: This is a report of false positive tardus-parvus waveforms, due to a discrepancy between the donor and recipient arteries despite a wide anastomosis. Knowledge of technical reconstruction details may be helpful for correct interpretation of color Doppler findings. CT angiography should be considered before more invasive examinations.


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Artéria Hepática/anormalidades , Artéria Hepática/cirurgia , Hepatite C/cirurgia , Cirrose Hepática/cirurgia , Transplante de Fígado/fisiologia , Anastomose Cirúrgica , Reações Falso-Positivas , Lateralidade Funcional , Artéria Hepática/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Cirrose Hepática/classificação , Cirrose Hepática/virologia , Testes de Função Hepática , Masculino , Artéria Mesentérica Superior/anormalidades , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doadores de Tecidos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Ultrassonografia
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Forensic Sci Int ; 176(1): 34-7, 2008 Mar 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17996414

RESUMO

On the 31st of July 2002 the Lombardy local government issued a memorandum, C.R. 35/SAN, providing "guidelines to investigate drugs of abuse addiction in order to judge driving performance". About hair samples, this memorandum advises that the proximal lock of 6 cm-length would be analysed for opiates, cocaine, cannabinoids, amphetamine and derivatives, divided into two segments of 3 cm each. The Local Medical Driving Licence Commissions (CML) can decide whether or not to enforce these instructions; from our survey it resulted that most CMLs do not abide by the memorandum, not requiring segmental analysis. The purpose of our study was to verify whether this procedural discordance could affect analytical results and, consequently, the evaluation of the subject's driving performance. We analysed hair samples taken from subjects who were requesting the renewal of their driving licence in our Laboratory during the period from 1 August 2002 to 31 December 2006. We divided samples into two groups: (1) samples previously analysed in one single segment which resulted positive for at least one analyte, but under the cut-off (0.5 ng/mg), were re-analysed in accordance with the guidelines; (2) samples previously processed following guidelines which resulted positive in one of the segments were newly analysed in a single segment. Comparing the new results with the original ones, an increase of positive results emerged in the first group. The second set of results fully supported the first ones. These results underscore the importance of the 35/SAN memorandum, so if the guidelines had been followed there would have been a larger amount of driving licence renewal denied.


Assuntos
Condução de Veículo/legislação & jurisprudência , Cabelo/química , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias/métodos , Cocaína/análise , Inibidores da Captação de Dopamina/análise , Toxicologia Forense , Cromatografia Gasosa-Espectrometria de Massas , Humanos , Entorpecentes/análise
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Transplant Proc ; 38(10): 3561-3, 2006 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17175331

RESUMO

We report the results of a prospective, intent-to-treat (ITT) trial on the costs of selective tumor downsizing (DS) before liver transplantation (LT) for patients affected with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The trial started in January 1997 including adult patients with nodular-type HCC within and beyond the Milan criteria. Patients were downsized with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) and/or radiofrequency ablation (RFA) according to clinical predictors. TACE and RFA were performed as inpatient procedures, while PEI was performed on an outpatient basis. Costs of DS were obtained according to the Tuscany Health Reimbursement Fee Catalog adjusted to yearly inflation rates from 1997 through 2005. Data analysis was performed at 1 year after the last enrollment of 198 patients, including 161 (81.3%) who were transplanted: 34 (17.2%) dropped out and 3 (1.5%) were still on the waiting list. One hundred and fifty-two patients (76.7%) underwent DS for a total of 201 procedures: 159 TACE, 39 PEI, and 3 RFA. Overall costs in Euros (euro) of waitlisting were 861,801.24 euro: 548,460 euro (63.7%) for pretransplantation evaluation; 197,994.84 euro (22.9%) for control visits and hospitalizations; and 115.346.4 euro (13.4%) for DS. Mean costs of DS were 758.58 euro +/- 270 euro per downstaged patient (747.53 euro +/- 257.1 euro Milan; 774.01 euro +/- 287.71 euro non-Milan); 582.85 euro +/- 398.87 euro per waitlisted patient (520.28 euro +/- 406.23 euro Milan; 520.28 +/- 364.48 euro non-Milan); and 716.4 euro per transplanted patient (580.67 euro Milan; 1026.76 euro non-Milan; +76.8%). A selective policy of tumor DS increased the costs of LT waitlisting by 13.4%, but due to higher dropout rates among non-Milan patients, the cost utility of DS was 76.8% higher in the Milan group.


Assuntos
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/cirurgia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Transplante de Fígado/economia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/economia , Custos e Análise de Custo , Embolização Terapêutica/economia , Humanos , Itália , Neoplasias Hepáticas/economia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Seleção de Pacientes , Estudos Prospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento , Listas de Espera
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J Endocrinol Invest ; 28(9): 819-21, 2005 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16370562

RESUMO

PTH-related peptide (PTHrP), a member of the PTH family, is widely expressed in foetal and adult tissues, and it has been found in benign and malignant tumors, including GH and PRL-secreting adenomas. Conflicting data are reported in literature on serum PTHrP concentrations in patients with Cushing's disease. The aim of the present study was to further evaluate peripheral and inferior petrosal sinus (IPS) serum PTHrP concentrations before and after CRH, in a group of consecutive patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease. Nine patients with active ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease (8 women and 1 man, age +/- SD 41 +/- 13 yr) were submitted to peripheral and IPS sampling under fluoroscopic control before and after iv administration of CRH. All patients were subsequently submitted to transsphenoidal surgery and an ACTH-secreting microadenoma was found in all cases. In all patients, serum IPS and peripheral ACTH measurement were in keeping with the diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease. Serum PTHrP concentrations before and after CRH stimulation were below the sensitivity limit of the assay in all samples, and no gradient between IPS and peripheral sampling was observed. Our data, combined with others reported in literature, indicate that PTHrP release by ACTH-secreting tumors is not a common occurrence. Therefore, we conclude that IPS and peripheral PTHrP are of little clinical usefulness.


Assuntos
Hormônio Adrenocorticotrópico/metabolismo , Proteína Relacionada ao Hormônio Paratireóideo/sangue , Amostragem do Seio Petroso/métodos , Hipersecreção Hipofisária de ACTH/sangue , Adulto , Idoso , Cálcio/sangue , Hormônio Liberador da Corticotropina/farmacologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Hipersecreção Hipofisária de ACTH/tratamento farmacológico , Hipersecreção Hipofisária de ACTH/metabolismo
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Acta Radiol ; 46(5): 455-61, 2005 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16224918

RESUMO

PURPOSE: To evaluate the ability of multi-detector row computed tomography angiography (CTA) in detecting hepatic artery complications in the follow-up of liver transplant patients, performing volume-rendering as reconstruction technique. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The anatomy of hepatic artery was studied in 27 liver transplant recipients with a four-row CT scanner using the following parameters: collimation, 1 mm; slice width, 1 mm; table feed, 6-8 mm/s; spiral reconstruction time, 0.5 s; reconstruction interval, 0.5 mm; mAs, 160; kVp, 120. Before the study, the patients received 1000 ml of water as oral contrast agent to produce negative contrast in the stomach and the small bowel. A non-ionic contrast medium was infused intravenously at a rate of 5 ml/s with a bolus tracking system. Volume-rendering of hepatic artery was performed with the 3D Virtuoso software. RESULTS: The celiac trunk, the hepatic artery, and the right and left hepatic arteries were successfully displayed in high detail in all patients. Side branches, including small collaterals, and hepatic artery anastomosis could also be readily visualized. Volume-rendered CTA detected six hepatic artery stenoses, two hepatic artery thromboses, and two intrahepatic pseudoaneurysms. In two cases, CT detected hepatic artery stenosis with a diameter reduction of less than 50%, while digital subtraction angiography showed a normal artery. CONCLUSION: Volume-rendered multi-detector CTA is a promising non-invasive technique, since it allows images of high quality to be generated with excellent anatomical visualization of the hepatic artery and its complications in liver transplant recipients.


Assuntos
Artéria Hepática/diagnóstico por imagem , Transplante de Fígado , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adulto , Meios de Contraste/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/diagnóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , Intensificação de Imagem Radiográfica/métodos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Transplant Proc ; 37(6): 2644-7, 2005.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16182773

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Technical failure rates are higher for pancreas allografts (PA) compared with other solid organs. Posttransplant surveillance and prompt availability of rescue teams with multidisciplinary expertise both contribute to improve this result. We herein report a single institution's experience with posttransplant surveillance and rescue of PA. METHODS: A retrospective survey was performed of a consecutive series of 177 whole organ pancreas transplants in 173 patients. Antithrombotic prophylaxis was used in all recipients and tailored on anticipated individual risk of thrombosis. During the first posttransplant week, all PA were monitored with daily Doppler ultrasonography. Surgical complications were defined as all adverse events requiring relaparotomy during the initial hospital stay or the first 3 posttransplant months. RESULTS: A total of 26 relaparotomies were performed in 25 patients (14.7%). One recipient needed two relaparotomies (0.6%). Graft rescue was attempted in patients without permanent parenchymal damage at repeat surgery and in 12 recipients diagnosed with nonocclusive vascular thrombosis. Overall 25 grafts (96.3%) were rescued and one was lost. One-year recipient and graft survivals in patients with versus without complications potentially leading to allograft loss were 92.6% and 63.0% versus 94.4% and 94.3%, respectively. Excluding complications for which graft rescue was not possible, 1-year graft survival rate increased to 78.7%. CONCLUSIONS: Close posttransplant surveillance can allow rescue of a relevant proportion of PA developing nonocclusive venous thrombosis or other surgical complications. Further improvement awaits better understanding of biological reasons for posttransplant complications jeopardizing PA survival and the development of more effective preventive measures.


Assuntos
Sobrevivência de Enxerto/fisiologia , Transplante de Pâncreas/fisiologia , Rejeição de Enxerto/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Terapia de Imunossupressão/métodos , Monitorização Fisiológica/métodos , Transplante de Pâncreas/efeitos adversos , Transplante de Pâncreas/imunologia , Transplante de Pâncreas/mortalidade , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/classificação , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Período Pós-Operatório , Reoperação/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg ; 29(1): 43-6, 2005 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15570270

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: Unsolved type 2 endoleaks and aneurysmal sac increasing after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) can be fixed with surgical sacotomy, ligation of the patent backbleeding vessels and preservation of the endograft. The aim of the paper is to highlight the technique as a feasible procedure in alternative to the removal of the graft. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four male patients whose aneurysm sac maximum transverse diameter had increased by 5 mm or more, without evidence of endoleak, migration or structural alteration of the endografts. The surgical access was by medial laparotomy in one case, flank incision in two cases and mini-laparotomy with laparoscopic assistance in the fourth case. Patients were followed with spiral CT and duplex ultrasound at discharge and at 6-12 months. RESULTS: All procedures were carried out, without complication. Two patients required intensive care unit (ICU) admission and the average post-operative hospital stay was 10 days (range 6-13). All patients are currently alive with a functioning endograft, at an average follow-up of 14.7 months. CONCLUSIONS: Sacotomy, leaving the endograft in place, appears to be a feasible therapeutic option, less invasive than conversion to open repair. This technique merits further study.


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Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Implante de Prótese Vascular , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/métodos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Aneurisma/cirurgia , Pesos e Medidas Corporais , Estudos de Viabilidade , Humanos , Artéria Ilíaca , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reoperação , Resultado do Tratamento
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Transplant Proc ; 36(9): 2771-3, 2004 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15621145

RESUMO

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography (MDCTA) to detect hepatic artery (HA) stenosis after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and the efficacy of treatment using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-two consecutive patients with OLT underwent MDCTA for evaluation of HA, followed by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) (gold standard). Source images (Ax) were processed, obtaining multiplanar reformations (MPRs), maximum intensity projections (MIPs), and volume renderings (VRs). Images were evaluated to identify the following: (1) arterial depiction (celiac axis, anastomosis, and left [LHA] and right [RHA] HA), (2) detection of stenoses, and (3) grading of stenoses. Indications for PTA were set at MDCTA and DSA, and PTA was performed when appropriate. RESULTS: MDCTA depicted the celiac axis and anastomoses in all patients; LHA and RHA were visualized in 21 of 22 patients with Ax, MPRs, and MIPs, and in 17 of 22 with VRs. All reconstruction modalities enabled correct diagnosis of celiac (n = 3) and anastomotic stenoses (n = 14). Of 6 LHA and RHA stenoses, 4 (66.7%) were visualized with Ax, MPRs, and VRs, and 5 (83.3%) were visualized with MIPs. Stenosis was overestimated in 9 (39.1%) cases with VRs and in 3 (13%) with the other modalities. PTA was performed in 8 cases, with 1 case of arterial dissection requiring re-OLT. At a median follow-up of 28 months, the primary and secondary patency rates were 71.4% (5 of 7) and 85.7% (6 of 7), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: MDCTA and accurate postprocessing enable confident depiction of the arterial anatomy and detection of stenosis after OLT. PTA is safe and allows allograft saving, at least until another suitable donor becomes available.


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Arteriopatias Oclusivas/terapia , Artéria Hepática , Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , Adulto , Idoso , Arteriopatias Oclusivas/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Artéria Hepática/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/diagnóstico por imagem , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/terapia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Transplant Proc ; 36(3): 505-8, 2004 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15110573

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The organ shortage mandates that grafts with complex vascular lesions be considered for graft rescue. METHODS: Surgical graft rescue was attempted in 8 patients bearing 8 kidneys and 2 pancreata that showed complex vascular lesions deemed not suitable for interventional radiology procedures. RESULTS: All procedures but 1 were performed under elective conditions. Seven grafts were repaired in situ, while cooling the organ through retrograde venous perfusion, and 3 kidneys were explanted, repaired extracorporeally, and retransplanted. All vascular reconstructions remain patent after a mean follow-up period of 3.3 years (+/-2.1 years). CONCLUSIONS: Careful patient selection, multidisciplinary evaluation, and personalized surgical technique may allow the rescue of kidney and pancreas grafts with complex vascular lesions that, otherwise, would be lost.


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Sobrevivência de Enxerto , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Transplante de Pâncreas/efeitos adversos , Doenças Vasculares/cirurgia , Humanos , Circulação Renal , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Doenças Vasculares/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Vasculares/etiologia
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Transplant Proc ; 36(3): 545-6, 2004 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15110588

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Hepatic resection is uncommon after liver transplantation (LT), but can be a graft-saving procedure in selected cases. Herein we describe the criteria, outcome, and timing of this procedure in our series. METHODS: Between January 1996 and December 2002, 397 LTs were performed in 367 recipients, of whom 12 patients (3.2%) subsequently underwent liver graft resections because of ischemic-type biliary lesions (ITBLs) (n = 5, 41.6%), segmental hepatic artery thrombosis (S-HAT)(n = 3, 25%), recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (n = 2, 16.6%), liver abscess (n = 1, 8.3%), or liver trauma (n = 1, 8.3%). The patients were divided into group 1 (n = 3 all with S-HAT) who underwent early resections (within 3 months of LT), and group 2 (n = 9) who underwent late resections (after 3 months). The outcomes and postoperative mortality ratio (within 30 days) were compared. RESULTS: The resections consisted of four left lobectomies, three right hepatectomies, two extended right hepatectomies, one segmentectomy, one anterior trisegmentectomy, and one right lateral sectoriectomy. The perioperative mortality rate was 66.6% in group 1 (one case of myocardial infarction and one of sepsis), and 22% in group 2 (one case of sepsis and one of hepatic failure). CONCLUSIONS: Late resections in stable patients with damage confined to the graft yield good prognosis. Even major resections are feasible graft-saving procedures. In contrast, early hepatic resections in S-HAT are associated with a worse outcome. Retransplantation should be considered the first-choice option. Sepsis significantly affects the postsurgical course.


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Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/cirurgia , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/cirurgia , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Transplante de Fígado/métodos , Transplante de Fígado/mortalidade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/classificação , Recidiva , Reoperação , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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Transplant Proc ; 36(3): 552-4, 2004 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15110591

RESUMO

The purpose of this study is to review the role of the percutaneous interventional procedures in the treatment of vascular complications after orthotopic liver transplantations (OLT). Vascular complications, such as arterial stenosis and venous thrombosis, which occur in approximately 1% to 10% of liver transplant patients, are associated with a higher risk of graft dysfunction. Percutaneous interventional procedures, including angioplasty, local thrombolysis, and embolization, are useful to manage these complications. A reduced blood loss and a low incidence of procedural complications allow for rapid recovery. Hepatic arterial and portal vein anastomotic stenosis can be treated effectively by means of balloon dilation; stenting has also been proposed, particularly for venous complications. Infusional local thrombolysis may be useful in venous thrombosis. Arteriovenous fistulas, occurring at the level of the anastomosis or after liver biopsy, require intraarterial embolization using microcoils or gelfoam. Timing of the intervention for the treatment of ischemic complications is of outmost importance to guarantee liver functional recovery and avoid irreversible parenchymal injuries. Other interventional procedures may be extremely useful to manage portal hypertension after OLT; for example, by creation of transjugular portosystemic shunts, or, in the case of associated hypersplenism, transarterial embolization of the splenic artery. Finally, in patients with recurrent hepatitis, the transjugular approach has been shown to be safe and effective for liver biopsy, whereas transarterial chemoembolization may be extremely useful to treat recurrent hepatocarcinoma.


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Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , Doenças Vasculares/diagnóstico por imagem , Biópsia , Humanos , Transplante de Fígado/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Doenças Vasculares/etiologia
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Minerva Chir ; 58(5): 675-92, 2003 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14603147

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AIM: The number of liver transplantations in Italy has steadily increased over the last 10 years as a result of the use of donors aged more than 60 years. The use of organs with a reduced functional reserve has been compensated for by improvements in immunosuppressive therapy, surgical techniques and the management of postoperative complications. This article describes the incidence and treatment of the main surgical complications after liver transplantation. METHODS: Between January 1996 and June 2003, 398 patients received 430 transplants at our Centre. Thirty-seven early relaparotomies were performed (8.6%), including 12 retransplantation (2.8%). The 1-, 3- and 5-year actuarial survival of the patients was 79.8%, 72.2% and 67.5%, and that of the grafts was 75.9%, 68% and 63.4%. Perioperative mortality was 10.5% (with no intraoperative deaths). RESULTS: The overall incidence of biliary complications was 31.6%, 9.1% of which were due to the removal of the Kehr tube. There were 42 (9.8%) anastomotic stenoses, 5 (1.2%) extra-anastomotic stenoses, 1 (0.2%) anastomotic leak, 5 (1.2%) extra-anastomotic leaks, and 19 (4.4%) ischemic-type biliary lesions. The overall incidence of vascular complications was 6.9%: 7 (1.6%) cases of hepatic artery thrombosis, 17 (4.0%) arterial stenoses, 1 (0.2%) arterial pseudoaneurysm, 4 (0.9%) cases of portal thromboses and 1 (0.2%) case of caval laminar thrombosis. Eight patients (1.9%) developed massive and persistent post-transplant ascites and/or hydrothorax. CONCLUSION: The use of donors aged more than 60 years makes it possible to maintain high standards of patient and graft survival that is not only due to the optimisation of immunosuppressive protocols, but also to improvements in surgical techniques, intensive care and the management of surgical complications.


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Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Doenças Biliares/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/terapia , Reoperação , Taxa de Sobrevida , Doenças Vasculares/epidemiologia
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Transplant Proc ; 35(4): 1473-5, 2003 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12826196

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PURPOSE: To describe the results of the treatment of eight liver transplantation (LT) patients subsequently developing large volumes of long-lasting ascites. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between August 1996 and February 2003, 405 LTs were performed in 375 patients, eight (1.97%) of whom (six men and two women of mean age of 55.4 +/- 5.2 years) subsequently developed massive (> 500 mL/d) and persistent ascites and/or hydrothorax. All patients were HCV positive. The mean age of the liver donors was 66.8 +/- 21.9 years. All LTs were performed by replacement of the recipient retrohepatic vena cava. RESULTS: The eight patients displayed sinusoidal portal hypertension related to biopsy-proven recurrence of HCV infection. Mean wedged hepatic venous pressure was 14.9 +/- 5.1 mm Hg and mean portal vein/right atrial pressure gradient (PAPG) was 17.3 +/- 4.8 mm Hg. In two patients, the ascites appeared the day after LT; in the remaining six, ascites and/or hydrothorax appeared after 342.3 +/- 167.7 days. Seven patients with a mean PAPG of 18.4 +/- 3.9 mm Hg and a mean plasma/ascites albumin concentration gradient of 2.8 +/- 0.3 g/L were treated by means of a trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt TIPS, and one (with a PAPG of 9 mm Hg and a plasma/ascites albumin concentration gradient of 1.38 g/L) by means of spleen arterial embolisation. After a mean follow-up of 558 +/- 147.2 days, the ascites and/or hydrothorax have resolved in five patients (62.5%), one (12.5%) has stable ascites not requiring paracentesis, and two (25%) have died of multiorgan failure. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest the efficacy of the aggressive treatment of massive and persistent ascites and/or hydrothorax.


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Ascite/terapia , Hidrotórax/terapia , Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , Ascite/epidemiologia , Ascite/etiologia , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/cirurgia , Feminino , Hepatite C/cirurgia , Humanos , Hidrotórax/epidemiologia , Hidrotórax/etiologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos
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