Plasma Exchange Therapy for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Pediatric Patients With Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2554-2556

  Lee, C H ^a   Chen, C L ^a   Lin, C C ^a   Yang, C H ^a   Cheng, Y F ^a   Wang, M C ^a   Eng, H L ^a   Liu, P P ^a   Chuang, F R ^a  

^a Chang Gung Memorial Hosptial Kaohsiung Medical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; VEIN OCCLUSION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATIC VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 53149122086     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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