Successful pregnancy following orthotopic liver transplantation for idiopathic Budd-Chiari Syndrome

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 235-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick S. Ramsey ◽  
J. Eileen Hay ◽  
Kirk D. Ramin
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Successful Pregnancy ◽  
Chiari Syndrome

scholarly journals Successful twin pregnancy after orthotopic liver transplantation

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho ◽  
Mônica Beatriz Parolin ◽  
Jorge E. Fouto Matias
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation ◽  
Twin Pregnancy ◽  
Immunosuppressive Agents ◽  
Normal Liver ◽  
Successful Pregnancy ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Renal Function Tests ◽  
Transplantation Patient

AIM: Report of a case of successful twin pregnancy following liver transplantation. PATIENT AND METHOD: A 42-year-old nulliparous-woman was subjected to an orthotopic liver transplantation due to Budd-Chiari syndrome. Sixteen months after the transplantation, an ultrasonography revealed twin pregnancy. Her prenatal course was uneventful, except for mild arterial hypertension. The immunosuppressive agents used during pregnancy were cyclosporine and prednisone. RESULT: The patient gave birth to two healthy girls at 37 weeks of gestation. The patient's postpartum course was uneventful with normal liver and renal function tests. CONCLUSION: Following successful pregnancy, women may become pregnant and give birth to normal children, including twins

Orthotopic liver transplantation for treatment of patients with Budd–Chiari syndrome: a singe-center experience

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 2206-2207 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.R.N Rao ◽  
A.K.K Chui ◽  
A Gurkhan ◽  
L.W Shi ◽  
I Al-Harbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation ◽  
Budd Chiari Syndrome ◽  
Chiari Syndrome
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