Pregnancy and Labor after Combined Pancreas – Kidney Transplantation
in Czech Republic
Živný J.1, Adamec M.2, Pařízek T.1, Hájek Z.1, Cindr J.1, 4, Saudek J.3, Vítko Š.4
1Gynekologicko-porodnická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha 2Klinika transplantační chirurgie IKEM, Praha 3Klinika diabetologie IKEM, Praha 4Transplantační centrum IKEM, Praha |
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Summary:
Objective: To inform about the first own experiences and to present opinion on leading pregnancy and
delivery after a combined pancreas and kidney transplantation.
Design: Case report and review article.
Setting: Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, 1st Medical Faculty of the Charles University and
General Faculty Hospital, Prague.
Results and conclusions: Pregnancies and deliveries after the transplantation of solid organs are not
common. Mostly there are experiences with women after kidney transplantation, smaller or no
experiences are with women after transplantation of other solid organs. About 25 pancreas
transplantation per year are performed in the Czech republic. Two women after the combined kidney
and pancreas transplantation were the first in Czech republic to get pregnant spontaneously and
delivered by using a chronic immunosupressive therapy (Prograf, Imuran, Prednison) in 2002 and 2003.
These single pregnancies were led as a high-risk pregnancy in Regional Perinatology Center in
collaboration with Transplant and Diabetic Center. Both pregnancies were termined from the obstetrical
indication before the term by cesarean section. Both children were healthy. The pregnancy of both
patients has not affected the function of the transplanted organs and development of both children has
been normal.
Key words:
transplantation, kidney-pancreas, pregnancy, delivery
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