Successful pregnancy after liver transplantation in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis, type 1.
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.
Cash
W J
WJ
National Liver Transplant Unit, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK. jcash@btinternet.com
Knisely
A S
AS
Waterhouse
C
C
Iqbal
M
M
Stokes
V
V
Byrne
B
B
McCormick
P A
PA
D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*