Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Associated with Preeclampsia: Management of Hepatic Failure with Postpartum Liver Transplantation

Erol Amon; Steven R. Allen; Roy H. Petrie; Joe E. Belew

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999396

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Am J Perinatol 1991; 8(4): 278-279
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999396

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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Associated with Preeclampsia: Management of Hepatic Failure with Postpartum Liver Transplantation

Erol Amon, Steven R. Allen, Roy H. Petrie, Joe E. Belew

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri

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ABSTRACT

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a potentially fatal disorder. We report a patient complicated by preeclampsia, coagulopathy, encephalopathy, and hepatorenal syndrome successfully managed by postpartum hepatic transplantation.