Successful liver transplantation using a HELLP syndrome donor [1]

Transplantation

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 782-783

  Baron, Pedro W ^a   Ojogho, O N ^a   Chick, Wilson ^a   Concepcion, Waldo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544326483     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000130569.26420.7E     Document Type: Letter

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