Perioperative care of a patient with acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a late gestational complication with biochemical similarities to the inherited disorders of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and clinical similarities to fulminant hepatic failure. The following case illustrates our perioperative management of this rarely encountered disorder.
Medical subject headings
- Cesarean Section
- Fatty Liver
- Pregnancy Complications