Orthotopic liver transplantation for massive hepatic lymphangiomatosis.

نویسندگان

  • C Miller
  • V Mazzaferro
  • L Makowka
  • P ChapChap
  • J Demetris
  • A Tzakis
  • C O Esquivel
  • S Iwatsuki
  • T E Starzl
چکیده

Lymphangiomatosis is a rare malformation of the lymphatic system that causes severe symptoms secondary to progressive growth into or close to vital structures. A case report of liver failure related to this space-occupying intrahepatic mechanism is taken as a starting point for a discussion of the problems of liver transplantation related to large hepatomegalies.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Surgery

دوره 103 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1988