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Reappraisal of Plasmapheresis as a Supportive Measure in a Patient with Hepatic Failure after Major Hepatectomy

Major resection of cirrhotic livers can result in hepatic failure, but no supportive treatment has been found to be generally effective. We successfully treated a 63-year-old woman with post-hepatectomy liver failure with plasmapheresis. Following right hepatectomy, the initial postoperative recover...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Shin, Ha, Tae-Yong, Ahn, Chul-Soo, Kim, Ki-Hun, Lee, Sung-Gyu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21487563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000107510