Experience of a Successful Pediatric Liver Transplant Program in Mexico

Varela-Fascinetto, Gustavo; Dávila-Pérez, Roberto; Nieto-Zermeño, Jaime; Bracho-Blanchet, Eduardo; Fuentes-García, Víctor; Castañeda-Martínez, P; Abarca-Garcı́a, M.A.; Olivar-López, Víctor; Caltenco-Serrano, Raúl; Palafox-Vázquez, Hilda; Hernández-Plata, J.A.; Tovilla-Mercado, José Manuel; Lezama-Del-Valle, Pablo; Valencia-Mayoral, Pedro

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.01.010

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“…The one‐yr and 10‐yr post‐transplantation survival was around 85% and 78%, respectively . From the centers in LA that reported survival rates, these are similar to the European and North American data .…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Pediatric LT started in 1994. The first successful LDLT in Mexico was performed in a pediatric patient in 2001 . The national organization was established in 2000, and, by 2013, 66 programs were licensed to perform LT. CENATRA has reported LT activities since 1991; however, this information is not comprehensive, does not discriminate between adult and pediatric recipients, and does not include national or center‐specific post‐transplant survival data.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These five centers have performed 247 pediatric LT from 1994 to 2013, 198 DDLT, and 49 LDLT (personal communications). Varela‐Fascinetto et al reported the experience of the largest pediatric LT program in Mexico, which is responsible for more than 40% of the pediatric LT activity in that country . Most of the recipients were infants or toddlers, 80% received DD whole grafts and 20% received segmental grafts, 12% of those coming from LD, and 8% from DD reduced grafts.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pediatric liver transplantation in Latin America: Where do we stand?

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Antunes

D’Agostino

et al. 2016

Pediatric Transplantation

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LT started in LA in 1968, and pediatric LT records are available starting in the 1990s. Currently, eight countries perform pediatric LT in LA. Registries by national organizations fail to report robust data on pediatric LT. The aim of this paper was to report on the pediatric LT activity in LA. Data were gathered retrospectively through information available in the national registries websites and from local centers. Of the eight countries that report pediatric LT activity, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia have adequate registries of the numbers of LT performed. These countries concentrate most of the activity for pediatric LT. A total of 4593 pediatric LT were reported in LA. Websites for national organizations do not provide open data on post-transplant survival rates or waiting list mortality. The information herein is based on reports by local centers. Overall, survival from select centers is similar to that reported on North American and European registries, between 80 and 90% in the first year post-transplant. In conclusion, pediatric LT activity is growing in LA, especially in Brazil and Argentina. However, the lack of an appropriate LA registry restricts the assessment of quality and therefore restricts interventions aimed at quality improvements in different regions.

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Pediatric liver transplantation in Latin America: Where do we stand?

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Antunes

D’Agostino

et al. 2016

Pediatric Transplantation

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“…Assim como relatado na maioria dos centros de transplante pediátrico, à exceção da Turquia, onde as principais causas são doenças metabólicas, a atresia de vias biliares foi a indicação mais freqüente nesta casuística 8,[13][14][15][16][17] . O fato de o segundo diagnóstico mais freqüente no grupo transplantado ser a hepatite fulminante está relacionado à prioridade que estes pacientes alcançam, conseguindo doações que provavelmente iriam para receptores adultos, sendo também a segunda indicação em outros estudos 14,16,17 .…”

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Pediatric liver transplantation: 10 years of experience at a single center in Brazil

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Veloso³

et al. 2008

J Pediatr (Rio J)

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“…6,10-12 In common with what is reported by the majority of pediatric transplant centers, with the exception of Turkey where the primary cause is metabolic diseases, biliary atresia was the most common indication in this sample. 8,[13][14][15][16][17] The fact that the second most common diagnosis among the group of transplant recipients was fulminating hepatitis is related to the priority that these patients are given, receiving donor organs that would probably go to adult recipients, and other studies have also listed this as their second most common indication. 14,16,17 For the subset of patients transplanted due to chronic liver disease, the five-year survival rate is within the range of results obtained by leading transplant centers, where survival rates can reach 90% during the first year and 64.3 to 83.3% after 5 years.…”

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confidence: 99%