Open AccessLong-term outcome of liver retransplantation in children
Author(s) -
Rahul Deshpande,
Mohamed Rela,
Raffaele Girlanda,
Matthew Bowles,
Paolo Muiesan,
Anil Dhawan,
Giorgina MieliVergani,
Nigel Heaton
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-200210270-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , surgery , survival rate , transplantation , creatinine , gastroenterology
Retransplantation of the liver is the only means of prolonging survival in children whose initial graft has failed. Patient and graft survival rates after retransplantation in most series have been inferior to rates after first transplantation.