Living-related versus deceased donor pediatric liver transplantation: A multivariate analysis of technical and immunological complications in 235 recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 440-447

  Bourdeaux, C ^a   Darwish, A ^a   Jamart, J ^a   Tri, T T ^a   Janssen, M ^a   Lerut, J ^a   Otte, J B ^a   Sokal, E ^a   De Ville De Goyet, J ^a   Reding, R ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Living donors; Outcome; Pediatric liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CADAVER DONOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846209517     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01626.x     Document Type: Article

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