EMERGENCY LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION AFTER KASAI PORTOENTEROSTOMY

Authors
CORBALLY MT HEATON N RELA M MIELIVERGANI G PORTMANN B MOWAT A WILLIAMS R TAN KC
Citation
Mt. Corbally et al., EMERGENCY LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION AFTER KASAI PORTOENTEROSTOMY, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 70(2), 1994, pp. 147-148
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
70
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
147 - 148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1994)70:2<147:ELAKP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Three patients with stable liver function after Kasai portoenterostomy developed acute liver failure secondary to liver necrosis. Doppler ul trasound at presentation revealed reversed diastolic hepatic arterial blood flow. Two patients survived after urgent Liver transplantation. Liver necrosis should be suspected in children with chronic liver dise ase presenting with fever and rapidly deteriorating liver function.