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Early allograft dysfunction in a pediatric liver allograft with an occult pathogenic mutation in the urea cycle.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 May 2023
Rezvani Milad, Campbell Kathleen M, Prada Carlos E, Peters Anna L
Abstract excerpt
Liver transplantation risks transferring a genetic defect in metabolic pathways, including the urea cycle. We present a case of pediatric liver transplantation complicated by metabolic crisis and early allograft dysfunction (EAD) in a previously healthy unrelated deceased donor. Allograft function improved with supportive care, and retransplantation was avoided. Because hyperammonemia suggested an enzymatic...
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