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Heterotopic Auxiliary Rat Liver Transplantation With Flow-regulated Portal Vein Arterialization in Acute Hepatic Failure
Published on: September 13, 2014
First Successful Liver-Alone Transplantation for TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase)-Telomeropathy-Related
Uma Mathuram Thiyagarajan1, Samuel Lee2, Amj Shapiro3
1Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, CAN.
Abstract:
Hepatoportal sclerosis is a rare but well-described condition leading to end-stage liver disease. Telomeropathy is a rare genetic disorder which manifests as premature senescence of cells leading to multisystem disease involving bone marrow, lungs and skin. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report of telomeropathy precipitating end-stage liver disease. Our case presented hepatopulmonary syndrome. Herein, we report a successful liver transplantation in a patient who suffered hepatoportal cirrhosis from telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT)-telomeropathy.

