Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation for Hepatorenal Syndrome

Among various complications of end-stage liver disease, hepatorenal syndrome has the highest mortality. Patients with both end-stage liver disease and end-stage renal disease are candidates for combined liver-kidney transplantation. However, patients with cirrhosis with decompensation presenting in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kanubhai Sutariya, V., Tank, A., Ramanlal Modi, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Avicenna Organ Transplantation Institute 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4545308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26306160
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Sumario:Among various complications of end-stage liver disease, hepatorenal syndrome has the highest mortality. Patients with both end-stage liver disease and end-stage renal disease are candidates for combined liver-kidney transplantation. However, patients with cirrhosis with decompensation presenting in the form of hepatorenal syndrome, are also likely candidates for the procedure. Herein, we present a patient who underwent combined liver-kidney transplantation for hepatorenal syndrome.

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