Twenty Years of Liver Transplantation in Brazil

Mies, Sérgio; Baía, Carlos Eduardo Sandoli; Almeida, Márcio Dias de; Guardia, Bianca Della; Ferraz, Leonardo Rolim; Lallee, M.P.; Massarollo, Paulo Celso Bosco; Pereira, Osvaldo José Ribeiro; Quintela, Estrella; Zan, A.S.C.; Raia, Silvano

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.070

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“… 8 , and Castro et al . 9 , reported similar survival rates in Chile and Brazil, the latter being the country in the world in which the seventh greatest number of liver transplants are carried out 10. In recent years, several centers have reported patient survival rates of more than 90% after one year.…”

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An Experience of Liver Transplantation in Latin America: A Medical Center in Colombia

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Londoño

Marín

et al. 2015

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Objectives: Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice for acute and chronic liver failure, for selected cases of tumors, and for conditions resulting from errors in metabolism. This paper reports the experience of a medical center in Latin America.Methods: Were conducted 305 orthotopic liver transplantations on 284 patients between 2004 and 2010. Of these patients, 241 were adults undergoing their first transplantation.Results: The average age of patients was 52 years old, and 62% of the individuals were male. The most common indication was alcoholic cirrhosis. The rate of patient survival after 1 and 5 years was 82 and 72% respectively. The rate of liver graft survival after 1 and 5 years was 78 and 68% respectively. The main cause of death was sepsis. Complications in the hepatic artery were documented for 5% of the patients. Additionally, 14.5% of the patients had complications in the biliary tract. Infections were found in 41% of the individuals. Acute rejection was observed in 30% of the subjects, and chronic rejection in 3%. Conclusion: In conclusion, liver transplantation at our medical center in Colombia offers good mid-term results, with a complication rate similar to that reported by other centers around the world.

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An Experience of Liver Transplantation in Latin America: A Medical Center in Colombia

Santos

Londoño

Marín

et al. 2015

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“…LT started successfully in Brazil in 1985. The first LDLT in the world was performed in Brazil in 1989 . The National Transplant System in Brazil was founded in 1997, and it is now considered one of the largest public transplantation systems in the world .…”

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Pediatric liver transplantation in Latin America: Where do we stand?

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Antunes

D’Agostino

et al. 2016

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LT started in LA in 1968, and pediatric LT records are available starting in the 1990s. Currently, eight countries perform pediatric LT in LA. Registries by national organizations fail to report robust data on pediatric LT. The aim of this paper was to report on the pediatric LT activity in LA. Data were gathered retrospectively through information available in the national registries websites and from local centers. Of the eight countries that report pediatric LT activity, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia have adequate registries of the numbers of LT performed. These countries concentrate most of the activity for pediatric LT. A total of 4593 pediatric LT were reported in LA. Websites for national organizations do not provide open data on post-transplant survival rates or waiting list mortality. The information herein is based on reports by local centers. Overall, survival from select centers is similar to that reported on North American and European registries, between 80 and 90% in the first year post-transplant. In conclusion, pediatric LT activity is growing in LA, especially in Brazil and Argentina. However, the lack of an appropriate LA registry restricts the assessment of quality and therefore restricts interventions aimed at quality improvements in different regions.

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“…Desde então, cerca de 5000 transplantes hepáticos foram realizados com sucesso no Brasil, colocando o país no sétimo lugar no Ocidente e o primeiro na América Latina, com relação ao número de transplantes realizados (Mies et al, 2006) A combinação de melhorias como a seleção criteriosa de pacientes, os avanços na técnica cirúrgica, na preservação do órgão e na imunossupressão levaram à enorme expansão do transplante hepático e aumentos significativos nas taxas de sobrevida, com 82 a 100% no primeiro ano e mais de 70% em cinco anos. Os resultados globais em crianças indicam taxa de sobrevida anual de 85 a 92% (Migliazza et al, 2000).…”

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Avaliação dos fatores de risco e dos resultados do tratamento percutâneo da estenose da anastomose bílio-entérica em crianças submetidas ao transplante de fígado

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Twenty Years of Liver Transplantation in Brazil

Cited by 7 publications

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An Experience of Liver Transplantation in Latin America: A Medical Center in Colombia

An Experience of Liver Transplantation in Latin America: A Medical Center in Colombia

Pediatric liver transplantation in Latin America: Where do we stand?

Avaliação dos fatores de risco e dos resultados do tratamento percutâneo da estenose da anastomose bílio-entérica em crianças submetidas ao transplante de fígado

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