Bardet-Biedl Syndrome with a Kidney Transplant, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, and Postoperative Complications.

Case Rep Surg

Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Faculty, Medical University-Sofia, MHATPD "Sveta Sofia, " 19, "Acad. Ivan Geshov" Blvd, Bulgaria.

Published: July 2019

AI Article Synopsis

  • The case highlights a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome who developed chronic kidney disease leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and underwent hemodialysis.
  • During treatment, the patient contracted Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections, but later received a successful kidney transplant from a living donor.
  • Afterward, the patient was diagnosed with early-stage adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and experienced complications from immunosuppressive therapy, including bilateral pleural hemorrhage, all of which were successfully treated.

Article Abstract

The authors present a rare clinical case of a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome and chronic kidney disease, who reached end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and underwent a long-term hemodialysis treatment, during which infections with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection were established. Kidney transplantation from an alive unrelated donor was performed. Later, an adenocarcinoma of the esophagus was diagnosed at an early stage, treated surgically with resection of the esophagus and gastroesophagoplasty afterward. Seven months later, a rare complication of the immunosuppressive therapy with Cyclosporin A occurred, which consisted of spontaneous bilateral pleural hemorrhage. The same, as well as the postoperative ventral hernia, was successfully resolved. Concomitant HCV was also treated. Rare autosomal recessive syndrome with severe complications, adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, spontaneous bilateral pleural hemorrhage after the operation, and successful treatment were discussed.

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