Wilson's disease with severe hepatic insufficiency: Beneficial effects of early administration of D-penicillamine

Gut

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 849-852

  Durand, F ^a   Bernuau, J ^a   Giostra, E ^b   Mentha, G ^b   Shouval, D ^c   Degott, C ^a   Benhamou, J P ^a   Valla, D ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hôpital Cantonal   (Switzerland)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Hepatic encephalopathy; Liver transplantation; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

PENICILLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PENICILLAMINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035021449     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.48.6.849     Document Type: Article

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