Management of Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 6, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Detry, O ^a   Honore P ^a   Meurisse, M ^a   Jacquet, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Complication; Liver failure; Liver transplantation; Review

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EDEMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW;

BRAIN EDEMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0032254643     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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