Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure at 11-Week Gestation with Successful Maternal and Fetal Outcome

Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure at 11-Week Gestation with Successful Maternal and Fetal Outcome

Acute liver failure (ALF) during pregnancy is very uncommon. Pregnancy-specific liver conditions like hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome and acute fatty liver of pregnancy can cause ALF at term or postpartum, but, typically occur during the third trimester. Most o...

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Main Authors: Vinaya C. Maddukuri, Courtney D. Stephenson, Lon Eskind, William A. Ahrens, Preston Purdum, Mark W. Russo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/484080

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