Hepatic insufficiency and liver transplantation in a patient with COACH syndrome

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 443-446

  Herzog, D ^a   Martin, S ^a   Yandza, T ^a   Alvarez, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Aspergillosis; COACH syndrome; Liver cirrhosis pediatric liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ATAXIA; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COACH SYNDROME; COLOBOMA; DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OLIGOPHRENIA; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENECTOMY; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MENTAL RETARDATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036801263     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2002.02035.x     Document Type: Article

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