Brain Death after Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Report of Two Cases
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Cerebral injury may persist and brain death may occur following an emergency liver transplantation (LT) for fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) even if the graft functions well. We herein present two patients developing brain death following emergency LT for FHF. How to cite this article Akoglu M, Sürmelioglu A, Ozer I, Ercan M, Ulas M, Akdogan M, Bostanci EB. Brain Death after Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Report of Two Cases. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2015;5(1):62-64.
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