Orthotopic liver transplantation in a pediatric patient with progressive intrahepatic cholestasis: a coordinated perioperative subspecialty approach

Donald R Ganier; Jimmie E Colón

Orthotopic liver transplantation in a pediatric patient with progressive intrahepatic cholestasis: a coordinated perioperative subspecialty approach

Ochsner J. 2011 Spring;11(1):89-91.

Authors

Donald R Ganier¹, Jimmie E Colón

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.

PMID: 21603342
PMCID: PMC3096170

Abstract

This report discusses the perioperative anesthesia management of a pediatric patient with end-stage liver disease from progressive intrahepatic cholestasis, with particular emphasis on the coordinated, multidisciplinary approach our institution uses.

Keywords: Multidisciplinary subspecialty approach; pediatric liver transplantation; progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2.