Intentional use of Schistosoma mansoni-infected grafts in living donor liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 867-868

  Andraus, Wellington ^a   Pugliese, Vicenzo ^a   Pecora, Rafael ^a   D'Albuquerque, Luiz Augusto C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 84863916546     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.23436     Document Type: Letter

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