Open AccessAuxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Type I
Author(s) -
Mohamed Rela,
Paolo Muiesan,
Hector VilcaMelendez,
Anil Dhawan,
Alaster Baker,
Giorgina MieliVergani,
Nigel Heaton
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199904000-00017
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , immunosuppression , transplantation , bilirubin , tacrolimus , gastroenterology , liver disease , orthotopic liver transplantation , hepatocyte , surgery , biology , biochemistry , in vitro
To determine if auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation (APOLT) has the long-term potential to correct the underlying abnormality in Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 1 (CNS1) without the need for total liver replacement.