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. 1989 Aug;210(2):180–183. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198908000-00007

Reversal of hypersplenism following orthotopic liver transplantation.

K Yanaga 1, A G Tzakis 1, M Shimada 1, W E Campbell 1, J W Marsh 1, A C Stieber 1, L Makowka 1, S Todo 1, R D Gordon 1, S Iwatsuki 1, et al.
PMCID: PMC1357825  PMID: 2667473

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of orthotopic liver transplantation on hypersplenism. In a 1-year period from July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987, 196 adult patients underwent 233 orthotopic liver transplantations. Of the 58 patients with hypersplenism who were analyzed in this study, hypersplenism was more commonly associated with postnecrotic cirrhosis than other kinds of liver disease (55.3% (47/85) vs. 14.5% (11/76); p less than 0.001). Postoperative platelet counts were statistically higher than preoperative values (p less than 0.05). The latest platelet counts were more than 100,000/mm3 in 53 patients (91.4%). Of the eight patients whose preoperative and postoperative spleen volumes could be compared, all showed the reduction in the spleen size (p less than 0.02). We conclude that orthotopic liver transplantation, which is a radical surgical procedure for portal hypertension, reverses hypersplenism.

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