A Case of Successful Resection After Long-term Medical Treatment of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Following Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3505-3508

  Takeda, K ^a   Morioka, D ^a   Matsuo, K ^a   Endo, I ^a   Sekido, H ^a   Moroboshi, T ^b   Togo, S ^a   Shimada, H ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MICAFUNGIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRIMIDINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 37049021520     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.05.085     Document Type: Article

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