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12122514

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation is an alternative therapeutic modality in acute liver failure, wherein the capacity of native liver to regenerate is preserved. A case of acute liver failure due to hepatitis B in an 18-year-old male patient treated with an auxiliary left lateral segment graft is described. There was no recurrence of hepatitis B in the auxiliary graft and the patient cleared the virus after 9 months whilst receiving lamivudine. Immunosuppression was withdrawn at 14 months, and the auxiliary graft atrophied secondary to hepatic arterial conduit thrombosis, possibly precipitated by immunosuppression withdrawal. The native liver regenerated completely, and the patient is well and off immunosuppressive and antiviral therapy 3 years after transplantation. Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation is an attractive treatment option in acute liver failure due to hepatitis B infection and allows a life free of long-term immunosuppression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0934-0874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
369-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation in acute liver failure due to hepatitis B.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports