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Porcine Liver Transplantation Without Veno-Venous Bypass As an Extended Criteria Donor Model
Published on: August 17, 2022
Liver transplantation for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
1Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Background:
Tuberculosis (TB) infection in a liver transplantation candidate is not rare in China. There is little experience on how to manage the pre-existing TB infection in liver transplantation recipients. Aim. Patients with pre-existing pulmonary TB who received liver transplantation are described and the perioperative treatment is discussed.
Methods:
The treatment of 3 patients with pre-existing pulmonary TB infection who received liver transplantation was reviewed.
Results:
The patients were given nonstandard antituberculous therapy according to their reaction to the drugs. No evidence of TB infection relapse was discovered.
Conclusion:
Pre-existing TB infection should not be an absolute contraindication to orthotopic liver transplantation. The use of second-line antituberculous therapy is safe and effective for the treatment of TB infection in liver transplantation recipients.
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