Native renal function after combined liver-kidney transplant for type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: initial report on the use of postoperative Technetium-99 m-mercaptoacetyltriglycine scans
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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 the form of hepatorenal syndrome, are also likely candidates for the procedure. Herein, we presen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transplant International
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0934-0874
DOI: 10.1111/tri.12066