Subfulminant syncytial giant cell hepatitis: Recurrence after liver transplantation treated with ribavirin

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 722-726

  Durand, François ^a   Degott, Claude ^a   Sauvanet, Alain ^a   Molas, Georges ^a   Sicot, Christian ^b   Marcellin, Patrick ^a   Belghiti, Jacques ^a   Erlinger, Serge ^a   Benhamou, Jean Pierre ^a   Bernuau, Jacques ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor   (France)

Author keywords

liver transplantation; ribavirin; syncytial giant cell hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GIANT CELL; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031058017     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80440-0     Document Type: Article

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