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Biliary surgery after cardiac transplantation.

M E Sekela1, D A Hutchins, J B Young

  • 1Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Tex.

Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
|May 1, 1991
PubMed
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Cardiac transplant recipients face surgical risks. Early screening for gallstones and prompt intervention, even without symptoms, can prevent severe complications and mortality from biliary tract disease.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Transplant Surgery

Background:

  • Cardiac transplant recipients are susceptible to common surgical diseases.
  • Immunosuppression can alter the natural course of diseases, potentially necessitating earlier interventions.
  • Biliary tract disease poses a significant risk in this patient population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the outcomes of operative biliary tract procedures in patients following cardiac transplantation.
  • To determine if early intervention for biliary tract disease in cardiac transplant recipients improves outcomes.
  • To assess the risks and benefits of elective versus urgent biliary procedures.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective review of 24 cardiac transplant recipients who underwent biliary tract procedures between February 1984 and December 1989.

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  • Comparison of outcomes between patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy with intraoperative cholangiography and those requiring urgent procedures.
  • Analysis of morbidity, mortality, and hospital stay.

    • Main Results:

    • Seventeen patients underwent elective procedures with no morbidity or mortality (mean hospital stay: 5.4 days).
    • Seven patients underwent urgent procedures, resulting in severe complications in four and death in three.
    • No significant difference in the time from transplantation to biliary procedure was observed between elective and urgent groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Cardiac transplant recipients are at risk for biliary tract disease.
    • Urgent biliary tract procedures in this population are associated with high rates of severe complications and mortality.
    • Prophylactic screening for cholelithiasis and elective surgical intervention, irrespective of symptoms, are recommended for cardiac transplant recipients.