Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder presenting as a small bowel obstruction in a patient with pancreas transplantation alone.

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder presenting as a small bowel obstruction in a patient with pancreas transplantation alone. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2014 Oct;27(4):346-348 Authors: Kruel CR, Ruiz RM, Shiller SM, Anthony TL, Goldstein RM, Kim PT, Levy MF, McKenna GJ, Onaca N, Testa G, Klintmalm GB Abstract Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a well-known complication associated with the transplant recipient. We chronicle a case of PTLD in a failed graft presenting as a small bowel obstruction in a pancreas-only transplant patient. While typical symptoms may be elusive in the complex immunosuppressed patient, graft pain along with persistent graft pancreatitis and a positive Epstein-Barr viremia should raise suspicion for an underlying PTLD. PMID: 25484508 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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