Successful twin pregnancy after orthotopic liver transplantation
Arq. gastroenterol
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39(4): 246-247, out.-dez. 2002.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Report of a case of successful twin pregnancy following liver transplantation. PATIENT AND METHOD:
A 42-year-old nulliparous-woman was subjected to an orthotopic liver transplantation due to Budd-Chiari syndrome. Sixteen months after the transplantation, an ultrasonography revealed twin pregnancy. Her prenatal course was uneventful, except for mild arterial hypertension. The immunosuppressive agents used during pregnancy were cyclosporine and prednisone.RESULT:
The patient gave birth to two healthy girls at 37 weeks of gestation. The patient's postpartum course was uneventful with normal liver and renal function tests.CONCLUSION:
Following successful pregnancy, women may become pregnant and give birth to normal children, including twins
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Assunto principal:
Complicações na Gravidez
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Gravidez Múltipla
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Resultado da Gravidez
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Transplante de Fígado
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Arq. gastroenterol
Assunto da revista:
Gastroenterologia
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Federal University of Parana/BR
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