Open AccessAuxiliary Liver Transplantation as a Transient Treatment for Acute Liver Failure: Two Cases
Author(s) -
David N. Perdigoto,
Luís Tomé,
D. Diogo,
José Ferrão,
Ricardo Martins,
Pedro Paulo Martins de Oliveira,
José Guilherme Tralhão,
Emanuel Furtado
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ge portuguese journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2341-4545
pISSN - 2387-1954
DOI - 10.1159/000487155
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , liver failure , immunosuppression , gastroenterology , transplantation , acute hepatic failure , surgery
Acute liver failure is an uncommon condition associated with a high mortality. Most patients do not survive without liver transplantation. In the last decades, auxiliary liver transplantation has emerged as a therapeutic option.
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