Response of factor V inhibitor to rituximab in a patient who received liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis
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Liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis.
Liver transplantation is the accepted treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease or intractable symptoms secondary to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and has proven survival benefit. Indications for transplantation are an unacceptable quality of life or anticipated death in less than 1 year. Although there are a number of prognostic models, serum bilirubin provides the simplest guide ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hematology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0361-8609,1096-8652
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20181