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Discussion
In our series, mean age was 44 years, and most
funcꢀon improves enough to allow performing
8
cholecystectomy .
Cholecystectomy
before
transplantaꢀon
paꢀents were male (62%), as opposed to the published is difficult since most paꢀents require acute
5
,7
literature . All these paꢀents should undergo transplantaꢀon and their ventricular funcꢀon is a
abdominal ultrasound during evaluaꢀon and follow- contraindicaꢀon to cholecystectomy.
up to detect gallbladder stones and avoid related
These results show that laparoscopic
cholecystectomy in heart transplant paꢀents
4
,8,9
.
complicaꢀons
In a series of 509 paꢀents, 22% underwent is safe, even in cases of acute cholecysꢀꢀs and
cholecystectomy (13% before transplantaꢀon and 9% choledocholithiasis. Other studies show higher rates of
4
,8
aꢂer transplantaꢀon)8. Although there is no consensus morbidity and mortality and one large series reported
1
0
about the ꢀming for performing the intervenꢀon, a mortality rate up to 2.2% .
several studies have shown that laparoscopic
cholecystectomy is safe and effecꢀve in these paꢀents.
The preoperaꢀve evaluaꢀon and postoperaꢀve
complicaꢀons of transplant paꢀents are similar to those
To our knowledge, there are no studies of the general populaꢀon.
comparing the safety of cholecystectomy before
or aꢂer transplantaꢀon. Cholecystectomy before Conclusions
transplantaꢀon should be considered in clinically stable
8
,10.
paꢀents
The possibility of developing biliary
All these paꢀents should undergo abdominal complicaꢀons leads to performing cholecystectomies
ultrasound during evaluaꢀon and follow-up to detect in asymptomaꢀc paꢀents; therefore, abdominal
gallbladder stones and avoid related complicaꢀons4,6,11
ultrasound is recommended for the early detecꢀon of
prophylacꢀc cholecystectomy aꢂer surgery is an gallbladder stones.
;
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opꢀon .
Cholecystectomy before transplantaꢀon
The percentage of cholelithiasis in our study is difficult since most paꢀents require acute
(
11%) was lower than in other series (19.5%)5.
transplantaꢀon and their ventricular funcꢀon is a
The immediate postoperaꢀve period aꢂer contraindicaꢀon to cholecystectomy.
transplantaꢀon has the highest rate of morbidity
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe and is
and mortality; therefore, in these cases it is beꢄer the method of choice for heart transplant paꢀents with
to carry out a less invasive procedure (percutaneous cholelithiasis. Intraoperaꢀve cholangiography should
cholecystostomy,
endoscopic
retrograde be performed as the predictors of choledocolithiasis
cholangiopancreatography, etc.) unꢀl ventricular are usually abnormal.
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