[Sharon]

A 51-year-old woman with polycystic liver and kidney disease had undergone renal transplantation 21 years before presentation. She had no evidence of cerebrovascular malformations. Both her father and aunt also had polycystic kidney disease.

After the renal transplantation, her liver had become progressively diseased and enlarged through cystic changes. Early satiety, malnutrition, and abdominal pain necessitated a liver transplantation. The recipient's weight at transplantation was 59 kg.

A 9.1-kg liver (white arrow) was removed and replaced with a whole graft that was one tenth the weight of the diseased liver (black arrowhead). A large cyst at the dome of the native liver had to be decompressed (white arrowhead) to allow for access to the recipient's suprahepatic vena cava (large vein).

She made an excellent recovery and had normal kidney and liver function at 4 years of follow-up.

[Sharon]

I can't get over the difference in size

[Faline]

Jesus that's a huge difference. She must of been in a lot of pain and discomfort as that would or swollen her belly.

[Sharon]

Originally Posted by Kelly ↗

Jesus that's a huge difference. She must of been in a lot of pain and discomfort as that would or swollen her belly.

I found this image of someone with it pre-op

[WillArt]

Thats insane how could that even get that bad.

[Faline]

Originally Posted by Sharon. ↗

I found this image of someone with it pre-op

[GlassToTheArson]

It said the the black arrow was the diseased one...

I guess you learn something new everyday

[Rachee]

Wow...I'm amazed at her full recovery!

[mintycbo]

Look at the surgeon's hand..and look at the bad liver..now look at your hand..and look at the lowest rib on your right side of your abdomen..


Yeh..I thought the same..Forget That..

[Sharon]

I think the black arrowed one is the graft replacement? I just C&P'd what the surgeon typed