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Ann Hepatol 2014; 13 (2)

Successful orthotopic liver transplantation and delayed delivery of a healthy newborn in a woman with fulminant hepatic failure during the second trimester of pregnancy

Mendizabal M, Rowe C, Piñero F, Gonzalez-Campaña A, Fauda M, Arufe DT, Fauda M, Raffa MP, Barreiro M, Keller R, Cacheiro F, Beruti E, Andriani O, Silva MO, Podestá LG

Language: English
References: 19
Page: 288-292
PDF size: 76.66 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Severe liver dysfunction during pregnancy implies a serious risk for both mother and fetus, and represents a technical and ethical challenge for treating physicians. We report a case of a previously healthy 32-year old woman who was admitted to our hospital with idiopathic fulminant hepatic failure and underwent successful orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) at gestation week 21. Patient’s and fetus’ immediate postoperative course were relatively uneventful until week six after OLT, when the mother developed oligohydramnios and preeclampsia. At pregnancy week 27, after inducing baby’s lung maturation, a cesarean section was performed with the delivery of an otherwise healthy girl. After 3 years of follow-up, mother and child are leading normal lives with no complications related either to pregnancy or to OLT. We describe the case of a successful emergency liver transplant in a woman during the second trimester of pregnancy, demonstrating that OLT can be a viable option to preserve the life of the mother and an otherwise unviable fetus. Intrauterine baby’s growths until the attainment of a viable gestational age was feasible despite the mother’s fulminant hepatic failure and liver transplant surgery.


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