Chylous Ascites in a Renal Transplant Recipient Under Sirolimus (Rapamycin) Treatment

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1756-1758

  Castro, G ^a   Freitas, C ^a   Beirao I ^a   Rocha, G ^a   Henriques, A C ^a   Cabrita, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ALPORT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHYLOUS ASCITES; DIET THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEPHRITIS, HEREDITARY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 45449093786     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.02.074     Document Type: Article

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