Use of extracorporeal liver assist device and auxiliary liver transplantation in fulminant hepatic failure

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-412

  McCarthy, Michelle ^a   Ellis, Antony J ^a   Wendon, Julia A ^a   Heaton, Nigel ^a   Rela, Mohammed ^a   Buxton Thomas, Muriel ^a   Hughes, Robin D ^a   Portmann, Bernard C ^a   Williams, Roger ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Liver failure; Liver support; Liver transplantation; Non A; Non B hepatitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BILIRUBIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0030946036     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199704000-00017     Document Type: Article

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