Opisthorchiasis mimicking primary biliary cirrhosis as an indication for liver transplantation

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1057-1059

  Melling, Nathaniel ^a   Hohenberger, Werner ^b   Yedibela, Süleyman ^b  

^a ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Opistorchiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OPISTHORCHIASIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAZAKHSTAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OPISTHORCHIASIS;

EID: 64549105663     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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