ABO-incompatible pediatric liver transplantation in very small recipients: Birmingham's experience

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 706-711

  Gelas, Thomas ^a   McKiernan, Patrick J ^a   Kelly, Deirdre A ^a   Mayer, David A ^a   Mirza, Darius F ^a   Sharif, Khalid ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABO incompatibility; infant; pediatric liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

DACLIZUMAB; HYDROCORTISONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE LEAKAGE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ANTIBODIES; AORTA; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 80054979544     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01541.x     Document Type: Article

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