Liver transplantation for acute liver failure: a 5 years experience Transplante hepático na hepatite fulminante: uma experiência de 5 anos

Liver transplantation for acute liver failure: a 5 years experience Transplante hepático na hepatite fulminante: uma experiência de 5 anos

BACKGROUND: Fulminant hepatic failure carries a high morbidity and mortality. Liver transplantation has markedly improved the prognosis of patients with fulminant hepatic failure. AIM: To evaluate the outcome of 20 patients with acute liver failure and indication for liver transplantation. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Cyntia Ferreira Gomes Viana, Tarciso Daniel Santos Rocha, Fernanda Paula Cavalcante, José Telmo Valença Jr., Gustavo Rêgo Coelho, Jose Huygens Parente Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2008-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Transplante de fígado
Falência hepática aguda
Liver transplantation
Liver failure, acute
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032008000300004

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