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Chapter 45 - Pregnancy after Liver Transplantation

from Section 7 - Hepato-Renal and Gastrointestinal Conditions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Neha Agrawal ,
Amira El-Messidi  and
Maged Peter Ghali
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A 29-year-old primigravida is a recipient of a liver transplant. She is referred by her primary care provider to your high-risk obstetrics clinic for consultation and prenatal care of a spontaneous intrauterine singleton pregnancy at 12+0 weeks’ gestation by dating sonogram. The patient takes prenatal vitamins and has no obstetric complaints.

Keywords

Liver transplantation, pregnancyComorbiditiesInvestigations, prenatalPerinatal risks, complications, maternal-fetal morbidity, adverse outcomeImmunosuppressive treatment, pharmacology, tacrolimus, prednisone, corticosteroidsAntenatal managementLiver enzymes, transaminases, differential diagnosisNonalcoholic steatohepatitisObstetric deliveryVaginal delivery, maternal corticosteroid stress dosesTransjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)Contraception
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 573 - 583
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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