Acute liver failure


Cholangitis

Inflammation of the biliary ductal system, affecting the intrahepatic or extrahepatic portions, or both.


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PMID (PMCID)
28535517
 MALE Middle Aged
Coupled Plasma Filtration Adsorption Application for Liver and Thyroid Toxins.
Donati G, Capelli I, Croci Chiocchini AL, Natali N, Scrivo A, La Manna G.
Contrib Nephrol. 2017;190:31-42.
We report here a successful case of CPFA use during acute liver failure, with a complete recovery of liver function in a patient after severe cholangitis and relapsing hemolytic anemia.
27819646
 FEMALE Adult
From Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy to Liver Transplantation: When the Gallbladder Becomes the Pandora s Box.
Sotiropoulos GC, Tsaparas P, Kykalos S, Machairas N, Molmenti EP, Paul A.
Chirurgia (Bucur). 2016;111(5):450-454.
The two most frequent complications of hepatobiliary surgery that may ultimately require LT are: 1) lesions of the bile duct leading to recurrent cholangitis, chronic cholestasis, and secondary biliary cirrhosis, and 2) hilar vascular lesions (almost always arterial) associated with fulminant hepatic failure.
14755793
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Laparoscopic iatrogeny of the hepatic hilum as an indication for liver transplantation.
Fernandez JA, Robles R, Marin C, Sanchez-Bueno F, Ramirez P, Parrilla P.
Liver Transpl. 2004;10(1):147-52.
We present three cases of liver hilum injuries, which were treated with LT; one case was due to severe and persistent cholangitis, and two cases were due to fulminant hepatic failure.