Liver retransplantation in children. A 21-year single-center experience

Transplant International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 416-422

  Bourdeaux, Christophe ^b   Brunati, Andrea ^b   Janssen, Magda ^b   De Magnée, Catherine ^b   Otte, Jean Bernard ^b   Sokal, Etienne ^b   Reding, Raymond ^a,b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic rejection; Early late retransplantation; Outcome; Pediatric liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RECURRENCE RISK; RETRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHILD; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61849180226     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2008.00807.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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