Outcome of paediatric portopulmonary hypertension in the modern management era: A case report of 6 patients.
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_9BA87B648117
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
Institution
Titre
Outcome of paediatric portopulmonary hypertension in the modern management era: A case report of 6 patients.
Périodique
Journal of hepatology
ISSN
1600-0641 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0168-8278
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
03/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
74
Numéro
3
Pages
742-747
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Portopulmonary hypertension is a rare but serious complication of portal hypertension or portosystemic shunting. Portopulmonary hypertension is an indication for liver transplantation or shunt closure. However, liver transplantation is contraindicated in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Reported mortality rates are high in children with portopulmonary hypertension and there are scarce recommendations on its management. Our aim was to report on our real-world experience of managing portopulmonary hypertension in a specialised centre. We describe a series of 6 children with portopulmonary hypertension. Their median age at diagnosis was 13 years (range 10-15). The underlying liver conditions were cirrhosis of unknown origin (1), congenital portocaval shunts (3), biliary atresia (1), and portal vein cavernoma with surgical mesenterico-caval shunt (1). Median mean pulmonary arterial pressure was 47 mmHg (range 32-70), and median pulmonary vascular resistance was 6.6 Wood units (range 4.3-15.4). All patients except one were treated with a combination of pulmonary arterial hypertension-specific therapy (phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors and/or endothelin receptor antagonists and/or prostacyclin analogues). Three patients then benefited from shunt closure and the others underwent liver transplantation. Five patients showed improvement or stabilisation of pulmonary arterial hypertension with no deaths after a mean follow-up of 39 months. Based on our limited experience, early and aggressive treatment with a combination of pulmonary arterial hypertension-specific therapy significantly improves patients' haemodynamic profile and enables the performance of liver transplantation and shunt closure with satisfactory outcomes.
Mots-clé
Liver transplantation, medical treatment, pediatrics, portal hypertension, portosystemic shunts, pulmonary arterial hypertension, Medical treatment, Paediatrics, Portal hypertension, Portosystemic shunts, Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
21/12/2020 15:05
Dernière modification de la notice
20/03/2021 6:22