Pediatric liver transplantation: Indications, surgical techniques and results

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-166

  Gridelli, B ^a   Riva, S ^a   Spada, M ^a  

^a MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liver failure; Liver transplantation indications; Pediatric liver transplantation; Surgical techniques

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEPATITIS; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TUMOR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 32544456930     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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