Acute Liver Failure and Concomitant Severe Acute Pancreatitis Due to Hepatitis B: Successful Management with Liver Transplantation

Haydock MD^1*, Kang J¹, Bartlett A¹ and McCall J²

¹New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

²Mckenzie Professor of Clinical Science, Department of Surgical Science, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand

*Corresponding Author : Haydock MD
New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit, 2-20 Park Road, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Tel: 64211116286
E-mail: mhaydock@adhb.govt.nz

Received: August 03, 2018 Accepted: August 09, 2018 Published: August 16, 2018

Citation: Haydock MD, Kang J, Bartlett A, McCall J (2018) Acute Liver Failure and Concomitant Severe Acute Pancreatitis Due to Hepatitis B: Successful Management with Liver Transplantation. J Liver Disease Transplant 7:2 doi: 10.4172/2325-9612.1000162

Acute pancreatitis in the setting of acute liver failure is an uncommon but challenging clinical entity. Although the presence of acute pancreatitis in acute liver failure has important prognostic implications, it should not be considered a contraindication to liver transplantation. Here we present a case of successful liver transplantation in a patient with acute hepatitis B virus acute liver failure with concurrent necrotising pancreatitis and multiple organ dysfunctions.