TABLE IV.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN 11 PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITHOUT BILIARY ATRESIA
| OT No. | Time of death, days | Main cause of death | Rejection | Last bilirubin determination, mgm. per cent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | Ischemic liver necrosis | No | – |
| 31 | 9 | Acute liver failure | Yes | 30 |
| 44 | 34 | Biliary obstruction, Unrecognized | No | 14 |
| 41 | 61 | Biliary obstruction, Corrected | No | 13 |
| 57 | 64 | Perforated diverticulum colon: | No | 3 |
| 23 | 143 | Hepatoma recurrences* | No | 40 |
| 65 | 188 | Infection after second transplantation at 157 days | Yes healing, first | 17 |
| No, second | 1.5 | |||
| 8 | 400 | Hepatoma recurrences;* bile obstruction | No | 15 |
| 14 | 436 | Hepatoma recurrences ;* chronic rejection: complications after second transplantation at 379 days | Yes healing, first | 34 |
| No, second | 5 | |||
| 55 | 780 | Biliary obstruction, unrecognized | No | 30 |
| 27 | 2190 | Chronic liver failure; bile obstruction | Yes healed | 16 |
*
Hepatoma was original disease.