Living related liver transplant in a patient with argininosuccinic aciduria and cirrhosis: Metabolic follow-up

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 453-456

  Marble, Michael ^a,c   McGoey, Robin R ^a   Mannick, Elizabeth ^a   Keats, Bronya ^a   Ng, San San ^a   Deputy, Stephen ^a   Gereighty, Heidi ^b   Schmidt Sommerfeld, Eberhard ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMINE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACIDURIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INFANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 41449110874     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3180ca8720     Document Type: Article

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