[PREGNANCY AND LIVER CIRRHOSIS: REPORT OF A CASE]

Autor: Adelina, Lozano, Gloria, Vargas, Augusto, Nago, Herman, Vildósola, Gregoria, Vásquez
Rok vydání: 1997
Zdroj: Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru. 17(1)
ISSN: 1609-722X
Popis: Pregnancy in women with liver cirrhosis is unusual, because of the metabolic alterations that the liver disease produces.We report a case of a cirrhotic alcoholic patient who was pregnant twice. The first pregnancy was successful delivering a baby of 2,500g. On the second one, the patient died because of digestive hemorrahage caused esophageal varices the fetus also died.
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