We determined the incidence and outcome of aplastic anemia among 56 patients who underwent liver transplantation for fulminant liver failure at the University of Nebraska Medical Center between July 1985 and December 1993. Aplastic anemia developed in 6 of 18 (33%) children and 1 of 19 (5%) adults w
Liver transplantation in a case of fulminant liver failure after exertion
β Scribed by J. M. Saissy
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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