The proportion of patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) with renal insufficiency has significantly increased in the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) era. This study was designed to determine the incidence and predictors of post-LT chronic renal failure (CRF) and its effect on patien
Renal ultrasound abnormalities in children with end-stage liver disease — reversal by liver transplantation
✍ Scribed by U. Querfelt; I. M. Boechat; J. Vargas; R. Hawkins; B. Berquist; H. Kangarloo; R. W. Busuttil; R. N. Fine
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 652 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
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