Isolated liver transplantation for treatment of liver failure secondary to intestinal failure
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Isolated liver transplantation for treatment of liver failure secondary to intestinal failure
Intestinal Failure is a permanent loss of digestive and absorptive functions as a consequence of short bowel syndrome and/or other primary intestinal conditions. Patients with intestinal failure (IF) require long term parenteral nutrition to survive. The only alternative to parenteral nutrition is intestinal transplantation which still entails high mortality. Children with intestinal failure on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Italian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-35-28