Successful pregnancy after combined pancreas-kidney transplantation.
In this paper we report a successful pregnancy after combined pancreas-kidney transplantation. During pregnancy the patient was treated with prednisone and cyclosporin. Pancreatic and renal function remained normal during pregnancy, but moderate hypertension was detected in the 28th week. A healthy baby of 1900 g (below the tenth percentile) was born at 36 weeks. In this case, urine pregnancy tests were negative throughout the pregnancy, probably due to the exocrine secretion of the pancreas, which had been diverted to the urinary bladder. This possibility has not been previously reported.
Carmona
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Clínic i Provincial-Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
Cararach
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Bedini
J L
JL
Más
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Deulofeu
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P
Ricart
M J
MJ
Fernández-Cruz
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D000328:Adult; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism*; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder
D016572:Cyclosporine; D011241:Prednisone