A case report of hepatocellular carcinoma derived from Rastelli procedure-related congestive liver disease

The prognosis of congenital heart disease in children has improved, but late complications in adulthood are becoming an important problem. One late complication after congenital heart surgery is congestive liver disease, leading to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The Rastelli procedure is one of the surgical methods for transposition of the great arteries. We present the first case of HCC derived from Rastelli procedure-related congestive liver disease in a 41-year-old male. The patient underwent the Rastelli operation at 2 years of age and right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction at 10 and 35 years of age due to right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. At 41 years of age, a hepatic tumor was detected by computed tomography. Abdominal enhancing computed tomography revealed a partially hypervascular tumor in segment 2 in early phase and wash-out in late phase. The patient was diagnosed with HCC and underwent left lateral segmentectomy of the liver, splenectomy, and partial gastrectomy. The patient was discharged on the 28th postoperative day without postoperative complications. In the management of patients after the Rastelli operation, surveillance for congestive liver disease and HCC development is important, even if the patients have undergone right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction.