Outcome of liver transplantation for children with liver disease

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 595-598

  Aw, Marion M ^a   Phua, K B ^b   Ooi, B C ^b   Da Costa, M ^b   Loh, D L ^b   Mak, K ^b   Tan, K C ^c   Isaac, J ^b   Prabhakaran, K ^b   Quak, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; End stage liver disease; Liver transplantation; Living related transplant; Paediatric liver transplant

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER VEIN THROMBOSIS; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; RETRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745883807     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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