Liver Transplantation during Pregnancy for Acute Liver Failure due to HBV Infection : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Ochsenbein-Kölble, Nicole
Dutkowski, Philipp
Müllhaupt, Beat
Zimmermann, Roland
Kimmich, Nina
Krähenmann, Franziska
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute hepatic failure during pregnancy is a life-threatening situation for the mother and fetus and might need a super-urgent liver transplantation.
Many pregnancies with positive outcomes are reported after a previous liver transplantation before the pregnancy, but only a few of them are mentioned with transplantation during pregnancy.
In these few cases, fetal outcome is mostly adverse.
Experience with liver failure during pregnancy and its management is still deficient and needs to be approved.
For sure, patients need to be treated in highly qualified centers in a multidisciplinary approach.
We present a case of successful super-urgent liver transplantation during the second trimester of pregnancy after acute hepatic failure due to an acute hepatitis B infection with positive maternal and fetal outcome.
Liver transplantation during pregnancy due to an acute liver failure can be a life-saving procedure for the mother and fetus.
An early initiated maternal therapy with antiviral drugs and immunoglobulins seems to be safe and able to prevent fetal infection and immunosuppressive therapy after transplantation seems to be well tolerated.
Nevertheless, fetal outcome differs widely and long-term outcome is deficiently known.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kimmich, Nina& Dutkowski, Philipp& Krähenmann, Franziska& Müllhaupt, Beat& Zimmermann, Roland& Ochsenbein-Kölble, Nicole. 2013. Liver Transplantation during Pregnancy for Acute Liver Failure due to HBV Infection : A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kimmich, Nina…[et al.]. Liver Transplantation during Pregnancy for Acute Liver Failure due to HBV Infection : A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kimmich, Nina& Dutkowski, Philipp& Krähenmann, Franziska& Müllhaupt, Beat& Zimmermann, Roland& Ochsenbein-Kölble, Nicole. Liver Transplantation during Pregnancy for Acute Liver Failure due to HBV Infection : A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465430
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-465430