End-stage liver disease secondary to cryptogenic cirrhosis is the indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in 7% to 14% of recipients. However, there are no reports documenting the outcome of OLT for this indication. The aim of this study was to determine (1) survival and (2) the incide
Liver transplantation for cryptogenic cirrhosis
β Scribed by Charlton, M
- Book ID
- 122539894
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
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