Whipple's procedure in a renal transplant recipient with polycystic liver disease

Bonatti, H.; Huguet, K.; McLaughlin, S.; Stockland, A.; Aranda-Michel, J.; Al Haddad, M.; Dougherty, M.; Fitzpatrick, P.; Kim, G.; Martin, K.; Hinder, R.; Nguyen, J.H.

Jop Journal of the Pancreas 9(4): 515-519

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1590-8577
PMID: 18648145
Document Number: 619088
Polycystic disease is a rare disorder, which most commonly manifests in the kidney and liver. Recently an increased risk for pancreatic malignancies in subsets of patients with polycystic disease has been reported. We report a patient with polycystic liver and kidney disease who successfully underwent a Whipple's procedure for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Although technical difficulty may increase, pancreaticoduodenectomy can be safely performed in patients with polycystic liver disease.

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