Liver Transplantation Is Feasible in Super-Obese Patients: A Case Report

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3430-3431

  Detry, O ^a   Seydel, B ^a   Kohnen, L ^a   De Roover, A ^a   Lauwick, S ^a   Delwaide, J ^a   Canivet, J L ^a   Honore, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; LAMIVUDINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS; TERLIPRESSIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC COMA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TERMINAL DISEASE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350518200     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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