Orthotopic liver transplantation at King Faisal specialist hospital and research center : 1994-1995
Joint Authors
Ali, Ashraf
Nazim al-Din, Nabil
Pruet, Timothy
Ahmad, Riaz
al-Quaiz, Muhammad
Shabib, Suhayl
Ruzayq, Muhammad
Abd al-Karim, Abd al-Majid
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 2 (30 Apr. 1996), pp.182-184, 3 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
1996-04-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
- Liver
- Patients
- Saudi Arabia
- Organ transplantation
- Complications(Medicine)
- Kidney failure
- Hepatitis C
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital
Abstract EN
Over the last decade, orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has become an established therapy for end-stage liver disease of various etiologies.
The early experience with orthotopic liver transplantation in the Kingdom was in 1990 in the Military Hospital when a man with sclerosing cholangitis received a new liver successfully.
Intensive effort was done at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH & RC) to start liver transplantation and that was achieved in March 1994 when a man with an end-stage liver failure secondary to hepatitis C was transplanted successfully.
Since then, forty four (44) more liver transplantations were done at KFSH & RC.
The age of the patients transplanted ranged from 9-65 years old; there were more males than females, (26 males, 15 females).
The waiting time until transplantation was up to one year.
All patients received a combination of cyclosporin and prednisolone as an induction therapy ± Azathioprime.
The majority of patients developed minor complications like wound infection and acute mild cellular rejection.
In the second year, 3 out of 18 patients also developed primary nonfunction.
Also in the first year, the majority of the patients developed primary dysfunction; however, this decreased significantly in the second year.
The majority of the patients who were transplanted for hepatitis C had mild recurrence.
None of them lost their livers because of recurrence of hepatitis C.
Several patients developed biliary complications including bile leak and stricture at duct-to-duct anastomosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ruzayq, Muhammad& Nazim al-Din, Nabil& Abd al-Karim, Abd al-Majid& Pruet, Timothy& Ahmad, Riaz& al-Quaiz, Muhammad…[et al.]. 1996. Orthotopic liver transplantation at King Faisal specialist hospital and research center : 1994-1995. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.182-184.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ruzayq, Muhammad…[et al.]. Orthotopic liver transplantation at King Faisal specialist hospital and research center : 1994-1995. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 7, no.2 (December 1996), pp.182-184.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ruzayq, Muhammad& Nazim al-Din, Nabil& Abd al-Karim, Abd al-Majid& Pruet, Timothy& Ahmad, Riaz& al-Quaiz, Muhammad…[et al.]. Orthotopic liver transplantation at King Faisal specialist hospital and research center : 1994-1995. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 1996. Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.182-184.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 184
Record ID
BIM-165861