The long-term outcome of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation in children: Role of urgent revascularization

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1496-1503

  Ackermann, O ^a,c   Branchereau, S ^a   Franchi Abella, S ^a   Pariente, D ^a   Chevret, L ^a,c   Debray, D ^a,c   Jacquemin, E ^a,c   Gauthier, F ^a,c   Hill, C ^b   Bernard, O ^a,c  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Graft survival; hepatic artery thrombosis; liver transplantation in children; long term outcome; surgical emergency revascularization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CHILD; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER ARTER THROMBOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVASCULARIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; SURVIVOR; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CHILD; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861816468     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03984.x     Document Type: Article

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