Liver transplantation in a patient with sickle cell anemia.
Orthotopic liver transplantation in a patient with sickle cell disease presents many new challenges to the transplant team. We describe the case of a 47-year-old patient with sickle cell disease and hepatitis C virus-induced cirrhosis who required liver transplantation.
Kindscher
J D
JD
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7415, USA.
Laurin
J
J
Delcore
R
R
Forster
J
J
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged