Successful treatment of severe sinusoidal obstruction syndrome despite multiple organ failure with defibrotide after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We report a case of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, a typical and life-threatening complication after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation, successfully treated with defibrotide despite massive multiple organ failure.</p> &l...

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Main Authors: Behre Gerhard, Theurich Sebastian, Christopeit Maximilian, Weber Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/6164