Volume 14, Issue 3 pp. E16-E19

The role of liver transplantation for hepatic adenomatosis in the pediatric population: Case report and review of the literature

J. R. Wellen

J. R. Wellen

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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C. D. Anderson

C. D. Anderson

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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M. Doyle

M. Doyle

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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S. Shenoy

S. Shenoy

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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M. Nadler

M. Nadler

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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Y. Turmelle

Y. Turmelle

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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R. Shepherd

R. Shepherd

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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W. C. Chapman

W. C. Chapman

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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J. A. Lowell

J. A. Lowell

Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

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First published: 09 April 2010
Citations: 22
Jeffrey A. Lowell, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Section of Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8109, 660 South Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Abstract

Wellen JR, Anderson CD, Doyle M, Shenoy S, Nadler M, Turmelle Y, Shepherd R, Chapman WC, Lowell JA. The role of liver transplantation for hepatic adenomatosis in the pediatric population: Case report and review of the literature.
Pediatr Transplantation 2010: 14: E16–E19. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

Abstract: Hepatic adenomas are benign lesions often found in young women during childbearing age. These tumors are often solitary but can also be multiple in which case this is referred to as hepatic adenomatosis (HA). HA is defined as having greater than or equal to ten adenomas within an otherwise normal liver. We present a case of a teenager with HA who underwent an orthotopic liver transplant for complications of her HA. To date there are only four reports of teenagers, without an underlying glycogen storage disease, who have undergone a liver transplant for HA. Liver transplantation within the pediatric population is an acceptable treatment for HA that are deemed unresectable.

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