Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) may develop after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), but the mechanism is not fully understood. We retrospectively analyzed all patients undergoing LDLT at our center, including TMA patients, to elucidate the clinical characteristics and presentation and to d
Thrombotic microangiopathy after living-donor liver re-transplantation
โ Scribed by Takashi Matsusaki; Hiroshi Morimatsu; Tetsufumi Sato; Kenji Sato; Satoshi Mizobuchi; Kiyoshi Morita
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0913-8668
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