Sirrs S, Yoshida EM, Wong L, Erb SR, Chung SW, Steinbrecher UP, Scudamore CH, Hartnett C, Lillquist Y, Davidson A. Orthotopic liver transplantation in a patient with
carbamyl phosphate synthetase deficiency and cystic fibrosis.
Paediatr Child Health 2003;
8:497-8. [PMID:
20019934 DOI:
10.1093/pch/8.8.497]
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Abstract
A 15-year-old female with carbamyl phosphate synthetase deficiency, cystic fibrosis, and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes underwent orthotopic cadaveric liver transplantation. Metabolic control was maintained during the procedure with nutritional support and the use of intravenous sodium phenylacetate and benzoate. Her postoperative course was complicated by seizures and a transient decline in her pulmonary function tests, which returned to preoperative levels within one year of the transplant. Now, four years post-transplant, her quality of life has dramatically improved. There are only four Canadian centres with paediatric liver transplantation programs. However, expert medical care for adults with inborn error of metabolism is even more limited, suggesting that access to adult medical care is one of the many factors to be considered when liver transplantation is contemplated for patients with metabolically unstable conditions.
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