Thymoglobulinเฎพ (Genzyme, Cambridge, MA) is an antithymocyte globulin preparation used for induction immunosuppression therapy in solid organ transplantation. It is being utilized with increasing frequency in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in an effort to minimize or delay the use of calcineu
Detachable Balloon Embolization of an Arterioportal Fistula Following Liver Biopsy in a Liver Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Review of Literature
โ Scribed by Thomas Botelberge; Hans Vlierberghe; Dirk Voet; Luc Defreyne
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-086X
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