Role of intensive PEX in a patient with fulminant hepatic failure due to Wilson's disease (WD) in preparation for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 965-966

  Valbonesi, M ^a   Valente, U ^a   Andorno, E ^a   Ruzzenenti, M R ^a   Carlier, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURES; ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; WILSON DISEASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; BILIRUBIN; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG EDEMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SALVAGE THERAPY; URINE LEVEL; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 0344984462     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880302601015     Document Type: Letter

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