Abstract

Background

Despite new therapeutics, the prognosis for pancreatic cancer remains poor. Pancreatic surgery is a therapeutic option in non-metastatic forms. The consequences for renal function are poorly described.

Methods

Patients who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer between 1 January 2010 and 1 January 2017 and who experienced kidney biopsy in the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital were analysed.

Results

Two hundred and ninety-four patients had pancreatic surgery during the period of analysis and five of them had a kidney biopsy (mean ± SD 20 months ±13.6 months after surgery) during the post-operative follow-up. Among these patients, three exhibited oxalate nephropathy (ON), indicating that the prevalence of ON in patients with pancreatectomy is at least 1%. ON may be insidious, with chronic renal failure without urinary abnormalities. All patients had a high oxalate-to-creatinine ratio in urine sample. Renal function improved after specific management of ON in two patients. Pancreaticoduodenectomy may represent a higher risk of ON than left pancreatectomy.

Conclusion

Although rare and underestimated, ON appears to be a real risk after pancreatic resection. Early detection may preserve renal function.

Details

Title
Oxalate nephropathy is a major cause of kidney injury in surgically treated pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients
Author
Desbuissons, Geoffroy 1 ; Izzedine, Hassan 2 ; Bardier, Armelle 3 ; Dubreuil, Olivier 4 ; Jean Christophe Vaillant 5 ; Frochot, Vincent 6 ; Mercadal, Lucile 7 

 Nephrology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Division of Nephrology, RAMSAY-Générale de Santé, Hôpital privé de l'Ouest Parisien, Trappes, France 
 Nephrology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Division of Oncology, RAMSAY-Générale de Santé, Hôpital Privé Les Peupliers, Paris, France 
 Pathology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 
 Oncology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 
 Department of Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 
 Physiology Unit, Tenon University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 
 Nephrology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 
Pages
821-828
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Dec 2019
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
20488505
e-ISSN
20488513
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3169591110
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.