INCIDENCE OF ADENOMATOUS COLORECTAL POLYPS IN CARDIAC TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
作者:
Rodriguez-Larrain1 Jorge,
Ziebert2 John,
Kfoury1 Abdallah,
Kuwada2 Scott,
Taylor1 David,
Renlund1,3 Dale,
期刊:
Transplantation
(OVID Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 64,
issue 3
页码: 528-530
ISSN:0041-1337
年代: 1997
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Background.The present study evaluates the effects of long-term immunosuppression after cardiac transplantation on the risk for adenomatous polyps.Methods.The endoscopic procedures performed at LDS and University Hospitals in cardiac transplant recipients were reviewed and compared with results from a previously studied control group.Results.A total of 123 endoscopic procedures were performed in 98 heart transplant patients (59% for cancer screening and 41% for gastrointestinal complaints). Eighty-five percent of patients were male and 15% were female; their mean age was 57 years. In the group <3 years posttransplant, adenomatous polyps were present in 25%, hyperplastic polyps were present in 10%, and synchronous lesions in 3 patients. In the group >3 years posttransplant, adenomatous polyps were present in 16% hyperplastic polyps were present in 22%, and synchronous lesions in were evident in 3 patients. No significant difference with results from a previously studied control group.Conclusions.Long-term immunosuppression does not increase the risk for adenomatous polyps of the colon.
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