title: Liver failure and transplantation after duodenal switch.
abstract: Liver failure (LF) and liver transplant (LT) are rare after a biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch procedure for obesity, but occasionally it may happen. Two clinical cases are presented. One patient, 18 years ago, had LF, but a liver donor could not be found, and the patient died. The second patient, 2 years ago, received a successful LT and is now well and asymptomatic. Careful follow-up, medical management and surgical intervention may prevent the occurrence of LF. Transplantation and bowel reversal may be necessary.
authors.affiliation: Clinica San Jorge, Alcoy, Spain. Electronic address: a.baltasar@aecirujanos.es.
authors.forename: Aniceto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baltasar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015904:Biliopancreatic Diversion / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Biliopancreatic diversion; Duodenal switch; Liver failure; Liver transplant