Liver transplantation in children.
Children with end-stage liver disease now have a greater chance of survival through treatment with hepatic transplantation. This article reviews the pediatric liver transplantation process, including selection and evaluation of candidates, operative procedures, postoperative complications, and long-term survival.
Ryckman
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Liver Transplant Services, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229.
Fisher
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Pedersen
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Balistreri
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D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007223:Infant; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications