Primary posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder of the gallbladder in a lung transplant patient presenting with acute cholecystitis

Transplantation

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 668-670

  Heller, Theo ^a   Drachenberg, Cinthia B ^a   Orens, Jonathan B ^a,b   Fantry, George T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LISINOPRIL; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034094723     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200002270-00033     Document Type: Article

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