Reversal of protein-losing enteropathy by liver transplantation [10]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-87

  Wong, Wai Man ^a   Hui, Chee Kin ^a   Yuen, Man Fung ^a   Lai, Ching Lung ^a   Ng, Irene Oi Lin ^a   Trendell Smith, Nigel ^a   Ooi, Gaik C ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; OCTREOTIDE;

ADULT; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTESTINE LYMPHANGIECTASIA; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0037213968     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200301000-00030     Document Type: Letter

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