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Heterotopic Auxiliary Rat Liver Transplantation With Flow-regulated Portal Vein Arterialization in Acute Hepatic Failure
Published on: September 13, 2014
Auxiliary Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure
Naresh P Shanmugam1, Tawfiq Al-Lawati, Chaya Kelgeri
1Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplantation, and #Institute of Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Global Health City, Chennai, India; and *Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Royal Hospital, Sultanate of Oman. Correspondence to: Dr Naresh P Shanmugam, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplantation, Global Health City, 439, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, Chennai 600 100, Tamilnadu, India. drnareshps@gmail.com.
Background:
Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation is a technique where part of diseased native liver is removed and replaced with healthy donor liver so that, the left behind native liver could later regenerate.
Case Characteristics:
2 year 6 month old girl with acute liver failure due to Hepatitis A. She underwent a successful auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation.
Outcome:
Successful native liver regeneration and immunosuppression withdrawal after two and half years of surgery.
Message:
In selective cases of acute liver failure, auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation could provide a chance for native liver regeneration and immunosuppression-free life.
