Comparative analysis of outcomes in living and deceased donor liver transplants for primary sclerosing cholangitis.
BACKGROUND
Primary sclerosing cholangitits (PSC) is a progressive fibrosing cholangiopathy eventually leading to end-stage liver disease (ESLD). While literature for deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) for PSC abounds, only a few reports describe live donor liver transplant (LDLT) in the setting of PSC. We present a single-center experience on survival outcomes and disease recurrence for LDLT and DDLT for ESLD secondary to PSC.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to analyze survival outcomes and disease recurrence for LDLT and DDLT for ESLD secondary to PSC.


METHODS
A retrospective review of 58 primary liver transplants for PSC-associated ESLD, performed between May 1995 and January 2007, was done. Patients were divided into two groups based on donor status. Group 1 (n = 14) patients received grafts from living donors, while group 2 (n = 44) patients received grafts from deceased donors. An analysis of survival outcomes and disease recurrence was performed. Recurrence was confirmed based on radiological and histological criteria.


RESULTS
Recurrence of PSC was observed in four patients in LDLT group and seven in DDLT group. Retransplantation was required in one patient in LDLT group and nine patients in DDLT group. One patient (7%) among LDLT and six patients (14%) among DDLT died. The difference in patient and graft survival was not statistically significant between the two groups (patient survival, p = 0.60; graft survival, p = 0.24).


CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrates equivalent survival outcomes between LDLT and DDLT for PSC; however, the rate of recurrence may be higher in patients undergoing LDLT.
Department of Surgery, Division of Solid Organ Transplantation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box SURG, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. randeep_kashyap@urmc.rochester.edu
Randeep
R
Kashyap
Parvez
P
Mantry
Rajeev
R
Sharma
Manoj K
MK
Maloo
Saman
S
Safadjou
Yanjie
Y
Qi
Ashok
A
Jain
Benedict
B
Maliakkal
Charlotte
C
Ryan
Mark
M
Orloff
D000328:Adult; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018450:Disease Progression; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult