Successful sequential liver and stem cell transplantation for hepatic failure due to primary AL amyloidosis

Gastroenterology

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2026-2031

  Kumar, K Shiva ^a   Lefkowitch, Jay ^b   Russo, Mark W ^a,c   Hesdorffer, Charles ^b   Kinkhabwala, Milan ^a,c   Kapur, Sandip ^a,c   Emond, Jean C ^a,b   Brown, Robert S ^b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036080096     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.33648     Document Type: Article

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