Poor prognosis of liver transplantation for acute liver failure with acute pancreatitis: Two case reports.

ABSTRACT:

Induction

Liver transplantation (LT) is the only final therapy for patients with acute liver failure (ALF) that cannot be controlled by conservative treatment. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a recognized complication of ALF. The pathogenesis of AP in ALF patients has not yet been elucidated. The appearance of AP complicates the patients condition and causes a significantly increased risk of mortality.

Patient concerns

We report 2 fatal cases who were both admitted with yellowing of skin and sclera with general weakness lasting for 2 weeks.

Diagnosis

After admission, the laboratory examination of case 1 showed liver dysfunction with serum levels of total bilirubin (TB) 270 μmol/l, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 106 U/l. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed pelvic and

SUBMITTER: Yan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7581164 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature