Focal ischemic necrosis in advanced biliary atresia cirrhosis.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_98DF6BF46DFB
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Focal ischemic necrosis in advanced biliary atresia cirrhosis.
Périodique
Pediatric Transplantation
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Wildhaber B.E., Rubbia-Brandt L., Majno P., Mentha G., Schäppi M.G., Anooshiravani M., Belli D., Chardot C.
ISSN
1399-3046 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1397-3142
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2008
Volume
12
Numéro
4
Pages
487-491
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
This report correlates the clinical and biological findings, liver hemodynamics and histological features of focal INL in an infant with BA cirrhosis. An eight month old boy with BA, with previous successful porto-enterostomy, was admitted with signs of cholangitis and ascites. He was treated with antibiotics and diuretics with subsequent clinical improvement. Eight days later, while being fed with hyper-osmolar milk, he became febrile again: ASAT/ALAT climbed (9000/2300 IU/L), liver function deteriorated. Infectious work-up was negative. Liver-ultrasound showed reversed portal flow and a negative arterial diastolic flow. The patient recovered within five days under supportive treatment. A similar event recurred five days later. INL was suspected and semi-urgent living-related liver transplantation was performed, with uneventful post-operative course. Histology of the explanted liver showed extensive foci of INL of different ages. This report illustrates how the association of reversed portal and arterial diastolic flows, with subsequent liver hypoperfusion, may repeatedly cause foci of INL in BA cirrhosis, and lead to rapid progression to liver failure. Because of precarious hepatic blood supply in such patients, close monitoring of portal and diastolic arterial flows is recommended.
Mots-clé
Biliary Atresia/pathology, Graft Survival, Humans, Infant, Ischemia/pathology, Liver/metabolism, Liver/pathology, Liver Cirrhosis/pathology, Liver Failure/therapy, Liver Transplantation/methods, Male, Necrosis/diagnosis, Necrosis/pathology, Treatment Outcome, Ultrasonography, Doppler/methods
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Web of science
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