SynthesisScientific reports2021
The effects of somatostatin analogues on liver volume and quality of life in polycystic liver disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Medical Management of Polycystic Liver Disease: A Position Statement From the European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026Guideline
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- Liver manifestations in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and their impact on quality of life.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Article
- Octreotide-LAR in ADPKD patients with very low kidney function: a single-center real-life experience.Journal of nephrology · 2024Article
- Parapelvic Cysts: An Imaging Marker of Kidney Disease Potentially Leading to the Diagnosis of Treatable Rare Genetic Disorders? A Narrative Review of the Literature.Journal of nephrology · 2022Review
- Polycystic Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment.Hepatic medicine : evidence and research · 2022Review
- Evidence of nonsurgical treatment for polycystic liver disease.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2022Article
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Abstract
A clear evidence on the benefits of somatostatin analogues (SA) on liver outcome in patients affected by polycystic liver disease is still lacking. We performed a meta-analysis of RCTs and a trial sequential analysis (TSA) evaluating the effects of SA in adult patients with polycystic liver disease on change in liver volume. As secondary outcome, we evaluated the effects on quality of life as measured by SF36-questionnaire. Six RCTs were selected with an overall sample size of 332 adult patients with polycystic liver disease (mean age: 46 years). Mean liver volume at baseline was 3289 ml in SA group and 3089 ml in placebo group. Overall, unstandardized mean difference in liver volume was - 176 ml (95%CI, - 406, 54; p < 0.133). Heterogeneity was low (I
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