Orthotopic liver transplantation from a donor with a history of schistosomiasis

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2974-2976

  Kayler, L K ^a   Rudich, S M ^a   Merion, R M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCREENING;

EID: 0347131353     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.10.065     Document Type: Article

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