Acquired renal cystic disease after liver transplantation in children. 2007

S Franchi-Abella, and O Mourier, and D Pariente, and M Frank-Soltysiak, and O Bernard, and D Debray
Department of Pediatric Radiology, Hôpital Bicêtre, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, F-94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Cedex, France.

To our knowledge, the development of renal cystic disease that may contribute to kidney dysfunction has never been reported after liver transplantation. Herein we have reported on the fortuitous finding of renal cystic lesions upon computed tomographic scans (CT) in 33 (30%) of 108 pediatric liver transplant recipients who were the subjects of a prospective study evaluating long-term kidney dysfunction at 10 years after liver transplantation. The renal lesions had 2 different appearances: that of simple renal cysts and that of round lesions that were spontaneously hyperdense before contrast injection. These high-density lesions had a low signal on T2 weighted sequences, but 70% of them had been missed at ultrasonography. Their aspect upon CT and magnetic resonance favored cystic lesions filled with hemorrhagic or milk calcium content. Both types of cystic lesions were associated in 14 children. The renal lesions were significantly associated with moderate renal dysfunction, biopsy-proven chronic liver graft rejection, and thrombosis of the retrohepatic vena cava. The physiopathology of these lesions is undetermined. Two important questions need to be clarified with respect to the risk of progression of renal dysfunction associated with individual volume changes and/or increased number of renal cysts, as well as the risk of renal cancer as has been reported in dialyzed patients with acquired cystic kidney disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007166 Immunosuppressive Agents Agents that suppress immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-CELLS or by inhibiting the activation of HELPER CELLS. While immunosuppression has been brought about in the past primarily to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, new applications involving mediation of the effects of INTERLEUKINS and other CYTOKINES are emerging. Immunosuppressant,Immunosuppressive Agent,Immunosuppressants,Agent, Immunosuppressive,Agents, Immunosuppressive
D007690 Polycystic Kidney Diseases Hereditary diseases that are characterized by the progressive expansion of a large number of tightly packed CYSTS within the KIDNEYS. They include diseases with autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance. Kidney, Polycystic,Polycystic Kidney,Polycystic Kidney Disease,Polycystic Kidneys,Polycystic Renal Disease,Disease, Polycystic Kidney,Disease, Polycystic Renal,Diseases, Polycystic Kidney,Diseases, Polycystic Renal,Kidney Disease, Polycystic,Kidney Diseases, Polycystic,Kidneys, Polycystic,Polycystic Renal Diseases,Renal Disease, Polycystic,Renal Diseases, Polycystic
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D016031 Liver Transplantation The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Liver,Hepatic Transplantation,Liver Transplant,Transplantation, Hepatic,Transplantation, Liver,Hepatic Transplantations,Liver Grafting,Liver Transplantations,Liver Transplants,Transplant, Liver
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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