Publications by authors named "M Latournerie"
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- The study compared two strategies for preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in high-risk liver transplant recipients: prophylaxis (P) and pre-emptive strategy (PS).
- Results showed significantly more patients in the PS group developed CMV DNAemia compared to the P group, although the overall rate of CMV disease was similar.
- Despite PS having a higher cost and longer treatment duration, both strategies had similar survival rates, but PS led to more cases of ganciclovir-resistant CMV.
Background: In recent years, age at liver transplantation (LT) has markedly increased. In the context of organ shortage, we investigated the impact of recipient age on post-transplantation mortality.
Methods: All adult patients who received a first LT between 2007 and 2017 were included in this cross-sectional study.
The rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (rHCC) is uncommon but causes sudden life-threatening bleeding. Selective transarterial embolization (STAE) is an effective bleeding-control option. The optimal embolic agent is unknown, and data on the use of cyanoacrylate glue are lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe deleterious effect of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) after liver transplantation (LT) has been increasingly recognized during the past decade. Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) represents a rare but severe complication in the presence of DSA. However, little is known concerning the treatment of AMR after LT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAt the time of the growing obesity epidemic worldwide, liver transplantation (LT) and metabolic syndrome are closely linked: non-alcohol-related fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation, and metabolic syndrome can also appear after liver transplantation, in relation to immunosuppressive medications and weight gain, whatever was the initial liver disease leading to the indication of LT. Therefore, the role of bariatric surgery (BS) is important due to its longer-lasting effect and efficacy. We performed a retrospective review of all 50 adult French liver transplant recipients who had a history of bariatric surgery, including 37 procedures before transplantation, and 14 after.
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