[Accomodation process: ABO-incompatible liver transplantation. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2009 Aug;137(8):1061-5. Epub 2009 Nov 4.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a 33 year-old female with a diagnosis of halothane-induce fulminant hepatic failure who was subjected to a liver transplant with an ABO-incompatible graft. The patient received a therapeutic protocol that included total plasma exchange, splenectomy and quadruple immunosuppression. After 5 years, the patient remains asymptomatic and with normal liver enzymes, while she has been treated with low dose of immunosuppressive drugs. This case demonstrates an example of how the immunological process of accommodation opens the possibility of using ABO-incompatible organs as a definitive grafts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • ABO Blood-Group System / immunology*
  • Adult
  • Blood Group Incompatibility / immunology*
  • Female
  • Graft Survival / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute / blood*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / surgery
  • Liver Transplantation* / immunology
  • Liver Transplantation* / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • ABO Blood-Group System