Liver transplantation in children

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 340-348

  Muiesan, Paolo ^a   Vergani, Diego ^a   Mieli Vergani, Giorgina ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CANCER; CHILD; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; INSOMNIA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; ORGAN DONOR; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CHILD; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33845605014     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.11.006     Document Type: Review

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