Patients with liver cirrhosis often have impaired or at-risk kidney function due to the close link between liver and kidney (hepatorenal syndrome). Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Azygoportal Disconnection (LSD) is commonly used to treat Cirrhosis with Portal Hypertension Bleeding in these patients, but its impact on kidney function over 2 years is unclear. This study will follow patients undergoing laparoscopic splenectomy to measure changes in kidney function before and after surgery, identify risk factors for kidney damage and whether LSD can improve kidney function in the long term, and help improve care to protect kidney function in cirrhotic patients .
Age range
18 Years – 80 Years
Sex
ALL
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Serum creatinine (Scr) level
Timeframe: at preoperative baseline, postoperative month 1, month 3, month 6, month 12, month 18, month 24
Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
Timeframe: at preoperative baseline, postoperative month 1, month 3, month 6, month 12, month 18, month 24
BUN and UA level
Timeframe: at preoperative baseline, postoperative month 1, month 3, month 6, month 12, month 18, month 24
Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR)
Timeframe: at preoperative baseline, postoperative month 1, month 3, month 6, month 12, month 18, month 24