Successful pregnancy after liver transplantation in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, type 1

Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Dec;15(8):E174-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01364.x. Epub 2010 Aug 22.

Abstract

A woman who had undergone liver transplantation for genetically documented ATP8B1 disease/progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, type 1, successfully conceived, carried, and was delivered of a healthy child. The pregnancy and its management are described; implications are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / therapy*

Supplementary concepts

  • Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1