Liver transplantation in patients with hepatic hydrothorax

Transplant International

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 672-675

  Xiol, Xavier ^a   Tremosa, Gemma ^a   Castellote, Jose ^a   Gornals, Joan ^a   Lama, Carmen ^a   Lopez, Carmen ^a   Figueras, Joan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrothorax; Liver cirrhosis; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LIVER DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23244458666     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2005.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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