Combined Liver Kidney Transplant in Adult Patient With Alagille Syndrome and Pulmonary Hypertension

Author(s):  
Rose K. McGahan ◽  
Jonathan E. Tang ◽  
Manoj H. Iyer ◽  
Antolin S. Flores ◽  
Leonid A. Gorelik

In this article, we describe a case of a 33-year-old female with Alagille syndrome complicated by bilateral branch pulmonary artery stenosis resulting in moderate pulmonary hypertension, end-stage liver disease complicated by portal hypertension, and chronic renal disease who presented for combined liver-kidney transplant. Alagille syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease affecting the liver, heart, and kidneys. Multidisciplinary preoperative evaluation was performed with a team consisting of a congenital heart disease cardiologist, a cardiac anesthesiologist, a nephrologist, and a transplant surgeon. We describe Alagille syndrome and our intraoperative management. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a combined liver-kidney transplant in an adult patient with Alagille syndrome.

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Figen Özçay ◽  
Birgül Varan ◽  
Kürşad Tokel ◽  
İlker Çetin ◽  
Aydın Dalgiç ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana Kushner ◽  
Jonathan L Halperin ◽  
Ajith P Nair ◽  
Valentin Fuster ◽  
Barry A Love

Author(s):  
Peggy Wingard

In this chapter the essential aspects of anesthesia for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are discussed. Subtopics include respiratory management of CDH patients, airway management, and postoperative considerations of CDH patients. The chapter is divided into preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative sections with important subtopics related to the main topic in each section. Preoperative topics addressed are assessment of respiratory and circulatory findings, including pulmonary hypertension. Discussion of intraoperative management includes monitoring, induction using inhalational induction, intubation, and maintenance of the patient, airway management, goals for ventilation, treating possible pneumothorax, and fluids used, such as glucose. Postoperative concerns addressed are decompensation and patient outcome.


Author(s):  
Ethan Kim ◽  
Ruchir Gupta

In this chapter the essential aspects of anesthetic management of the burn patient are discussed. Subtopics include use of the Parkland formula for calculating fluid requirements, airway considerations, and carbon monoxide toxicity. The differences between first-, second-, and third-degree burns are also discussed. The chapter is divided into preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative sections with important subtopics related to the main topic in each section. Issues discussed that are related to preoperative evaluation include initial assessment, calculating percentage of body area burned, and airway evaluation. Topics related to intraoperative management include muscle relaxation, monitoring, and fluid therapy. Postoperative issues involve extubation criteria and treatment to induce muscle relaxation.


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