Decreased proteinuria following liver transplantation in a patient with type C liver cirrhosis complicated with nephrotic syndrome: A case report

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2321-2323

  Kato, T ^a   Sato, Y ^a   Yamamoto, S ^a   Takeishi, T ^a   Hirano, K ^a   Kobayashi, T ^a   Hara, Y ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Shirai, Y ^a   Hatakeyama, K ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DIURETIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MIZORIBINE; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

BIOPSY; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; KIDNEY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROTEINURIA; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9244237571     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.06.057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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