Heterotopic liver transplantation for fulminant Wilson's disease.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1990
Abstract
Wilson's disease may present with severe acute hepatocellular failure. The only effective treatment for fulminant Wilson's disease is liver transplantation, which may lead to reversal of the underlying disease. Some patients with cirrhosis who are too ill to undergo orthotopic liver transplantation have been treated with heterotopic liver transplantation. However, use of heterotopic liver transplantation for fulminant hepatocellular failure has not been successful. This case study involves a patient in whom a heterotopic liver transplant was successfully used for treatment of Wilson's disease presenting with fulminant hepatocellular failure.
Volume
99
Issue
6
First Page
1834
Last Page
1836
ISSN
0016-5085
Published In/Presented At
Stampfl, D. A., Muñoz, S. J., Moritz, M. J., Rubin, R., Armenti, V. T., Jarrell, B. E., & Maddrey, W. C. (1990). Heterotopic liver transplantation for fulminant Wilson's disease. Gastroenterology, 99(6), 1834–1836. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-5085(90)90497-o
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
2227300
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article