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. 2017 Sep 15;8(46):80971-80980.
doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.20901. eCollection 2017 Oct 6.

Hepatointestinal complications in polycystic kidney disease

Shih-Ting Huang  1   2 , Ya-Wen Chuang  1 , Tung-Min Yu  1   3 , Cheng-Li Lin  4   5 , Long-Bin Jeng  3   6
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Hepatointestinal complications in polycystic kidney disease

Shih-Ting Huang et al. Oncotarget. .

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of major hepatointestinal complications in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

Methods: We analyzed the Taiwan National Health Insurance claims data (2000-2010) of 6031 patients with PKD and 23,976 non-PKD hospitalized controls. The control cohort was propensity score matched with the PKD cohort at a 1:4 ratio. All patients were followed up from the index date to the first inpatient diagnosis of hepatointestinal complications, death, or 31 December, 2011. Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to identify the risk of outcome after adjustment for potential confounders.

Results: The incidence rates of acute pancreatitis, cholangitis, peptic ulcer bleeding, and cirrhosis were 5.72, 4.01, 19.9, and 5.46 per 1000 person-years, respectively, in the PKD cohort. Compared with the non-PKD controls, patients with PKD exhibited an increased risk of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis, cholangitis, peptic ulcer bleeding, and cirrhosis (adjusted subhazard ratio [aSHR]: 2.36, 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.95-2.84]; 2.36, [95% CI, 1.95-2.84]; 2.41, [95% CI, 1.93-3.01]; 2.41, [95% CI, 2.17-2.67]; and 1.39, [95% CI, 1.16-1.66], respectively; all p < 0.001). PKD, chronic kidney disease, and alcoholism were independent predictors of all these hepatointestinal complications. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed an increased overall mortality in patients with PKD who developed acute pancreatitis and peptic ulcer bleeding (log-rank p < 0.05).

Conclusion: PKD is associated with clinically significant extrarenal complications including acute pancreatitis, cholangitis, peptic ulcer bleeding, and cirrhosis.

Keywords: bleeding; cholangitis; cirrhosis; pancreatitis; polycystic kidney disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1. Flowchart of the cohort selection procedure
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Figure 2
Cumulative incidence of acute pancreatitis (A), cholangitis (B), peptic ulcer bleeding (C), and cirrhosis (D) in patients with and without polycystic kidney disease.
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