Impact of gastrointestinal dysfunction on survival after liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1909-1914

  Suhr, Ole ^a   Danielsson, Åke ^a   Rydh, Anders ^a   Nyhlin, Nils ^a   Hietala, Sven Ola ^a   Steen, Lars ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Fat; Hereditary amyloidosis; Inborn errors of metabolism; Liver transplantation; Malabsorption

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; BILE ACID;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALABSORPTION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029910721     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02093589     Document Type: Article

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