SUCCESSFUL LIVING RELATED LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN AN ADULT WITH FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE
作者:
Kato1 Tomoaki,
Nery1 Jose,
Morcos2 Jacques,
Gyamfi3 Anthony,
Ruiz4 Phillip,
Molina5 Enrique,
Tzakis1,6 Andreas,
期刊:
Transplantation
(OVID Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 64,
issue 3
页码: 415-417
ISSN:0041-1337
年代: 1997
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
We report a case of an adult female who developed fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) during the second trimester of pregnancy and underwent a successful living related liver transplantation because no cadaveric donor was available during the development of life-threatening symptoms. A left lateral segment hepatic graft was procured from her brother, whose body weight was similar to hers. Her postoperative course was complicated by bleeding at the biliary anastomosis and subsequently by a biliary leak. Nevertheless, the complications were corrected surgically and the patient recovered well with a good quality of life 5 months after the transplant. This case suggests that living related liver transplantation should be considered more frequently for adult FHF patients. As the window of therapeutic opportunity is narrow for the dramatic condition of FHF, wide acceptance of this procedure will be of great benefit for the patients suffering from FHF.
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