Living donor liver transplantation as treatment for diffuse Caroli's disease.
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Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Caroli's Disease: A Report of Two Cases
Caroli's disease (CD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intrahepatic cystic dilatation of the bile ducts. Patients with bilobar or progressive disease may require orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). In the MELD era, living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) raised as the ultimate treatment option for these patients, once their MELD score is usually low. Herein, we desc...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD
دوره 20 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011