Pediatric living-related liver transplantation in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 640-644

  Bassas, Afef F ^a   Chehab, May S ^a   Al Shahed, Mona S ^a   Djurberg, Hans G ^a   Al Shurafa, Haider A ^a   Jawdat, Muaffak T ^a   Al Hussaini, Hussa F ^a   Zuleika, Mehrun A ^a   Al Hebby, Hamoud A ^a   Wali, Sami H ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Liver transplant; Living related; Reduced size; Split

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGE; ANESTHESIA; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PEDIATRICS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECIPIENT; RELATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0036313122     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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