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2001, Number 2

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Cir Gen 2001; 23 (2)

Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac transplantation

Holm CA, Andoni EV, Hernández DJM, Jiménez DA, Negri PV, Calderón AM

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 95-98
PDF size: 39.60 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Design: Retrospective, observational study.
Patients and methods: We reviewed the clinical records of those patients subjected to cardiac transplantation in a 4-year period, from July 1993 to July 1997. We analyzed the following variables: age, gender, indication for the transplants, gastrointestinal complications (major and minor ones), type of treatment used for the latter, morbidity, and mortality.
Results: Twelve orthotopic and six heterotopic transplants were performed in 19 patients, 17 men and 2 women. Their ages ranged from 9 to 69 years, average of 54. Five patients (20%) presented a major complication: acute necrotic-hemorrhagic pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, intestinal infarct, perianal abscess, and anorectal fistula, respectively. All were resolved surgically. Four more patients presented minor complications. Average follow-up time was of 30 months.
Conclusion: In our study, gastrointestinal complications occurred in 20% of the patients.


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