1. Pediatric liver transplantation: A report from a pediatric surgical unit.
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Rao, Sanjay, D'Cruz, Ashley L. J., Aggarwal, Rajiv, Chandrashekar, Supraja, Chetan, G., Gopalakrishnan, Gayathri, and Dunn, Stephen
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LIVER transplantation ,PEDIATRICS ,LIVER diseases ,BILIARY atresia ,COMPLICATIONS from organ transplantation - Abstract
The article presents a study which examines the pediatric liver transplantation in India. The study uses the analysis of 28 end-stage liver disease (ESLD) children wherein 26 children received liver transplantation procedure since 2005, and the two children underwent cadaveric grafts. The study shows that biliary atresia is presented as the most common indication of ESLD, while the common complications of the liver transplantation include infections, acute rejection, and renal failure.
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- 2011
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