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Long‐term survival in a patient after heterotopic segmental auxiliary liver transplantation
Author(s) -
Haberal Mehmet,
Sevmis Sinasi,
Karakayali Hamdi,
Ozcay Figen,
Moray Gokhan,
Arslan Gulnaz
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00823.x
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , liver failure , surgery , orthotopic liver transplantation , gastroenterology
Auxiliary liver transplantation has been used mostly for patients with acute liver failure, but between 1980 and 2000, it has gained wider application for patients with both acute and chronic liver diseases. It is particularly applicable in patients in whom there is specific indication for removing the native liver. However, to date, very few patients have survived auxiliary liver transplantation in the long term. In this report, we describe a patient with normal liver function following heterotopic segmental auxiliary liver transplantation whom we followed for nine yr.