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Whipple's procedure in a renal transplant recipient with polycystic liver disease
Hugo Bonatti1, Kevin Huguet, Sarah McLaughlin
1Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Context:
Polycystic disease is a rare disorder, which most commonly manifests in the kidney and liver. Recently an increased risk for pancreatic malignancies in subsets of patients with polycystic disease has been reported.
Case Report:
We report a patient with polycystic liver and kidney disease who successfully underwent a Whipple's procedure for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Conclusion:
Although technical difficulty may increase, pancreaticoduodenectomy can be safely performed in patients with polycystic liver disease.
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