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- Title
Graft calcifications and dysfunction following liver transplantation.
- Authors
Tzimas, George N.; Afshar, Mohammad; Chevet, Eric; Emadali, Anouk; Vali, Hojatollah; Metrakos, Peter P.
- Abstract
Background: The molecular events, following ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) of the liver during transplantation are largely unknown. There is evidence that apoptotic and necrotic events may take place, and occasionally result in primary graft dysfunction. We herein report two cases, where significant I/R injury correlated with the development of liver calcification and primary liver dysfunction. Case Presentation: Both patients with clinical and biochemical evidence of primary graft dysfunction demonstrated calcification at light and electron microscopy levels. In addition, one patient had macroscopic evidence of calcification on cross-sectional imaging. Both patients died secondary to the sequelae of the graft dysfunction. Conclusions: Severe I/R-induced injury to the liver, clinically leads to graft dysfunction. This is due to advanced apoptotic and/or necrotic events at the hepatocyte level that may, on the most severe form, lead to calcification. The study of microcalcification at the early posttransplant period could provide insight in the events taking place following significant ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury to the graft.
- Subjects
ISCHEMIA; REPERFUSION injury; CALCIFICATION; LIVER transplantation
- Publication
BMC Surgery, 2004, Vol 4, p9
- ISSN
1471-2482
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2482-4-9