Long-term consequences of domino liver transplantation using familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy grafts

Transplant International

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 926-933

  Yamamoto, Shinji ^a   Wilczek, Henryk E ^a   Iwata, Takashi ^a   Larsson, Marie ^a   Gjertsen, Henrik ^a   Söderdahl, Gunnar ^a   Solders, Göran ^a   Ericzon, Bo Göran ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Domino transplantation; Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOMINO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION DISORDER; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAMETER; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148837588     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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