Liver transplantation represents the optimal treatment for fulminant hepatic failure from amanita phalloides poisoning [2]

Transplant International

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 344-345

  Panaro, Fabrizio ^a   Andorno, Enzo ^a   Morelli, Nicola ^a   Casaccia, Marco ^a   Bottino, Giuliano ^a   Ravazzoni, Ferruccio ^a   Centanaro, Monica ^a   Ornis, Sara ^a   Valente, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; CHARCOAL; PENICILLIN G;

ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; AMANITA PHALLOIDES; BRAIN EDEMA; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MUSHROOM POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AMANITA; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MUSHROOM POISONING;

EID: 33645345122     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00275.x     Document Type: Letter

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