| Literature DB >> 3547476 |
A G Tzakis, R D Gordon, L Makowka, C O Esquivel, S Todo, S Iwatsuki, T E Starzl.
Abstract
Progress in immunosuppression, surgical techniques, and perioperative care has promoted orthotopic liver transplantation from an experimental procedure to an accepted clinical treatment. Orthotopic liver transplantation, in turn, has changed the treatment of terminal liver disease from care that is largely treatment of symptoms and support to cure, but at the price of major surgery and life-long immunosuppression. This article reviews the current status of liver transplantation as practiced at the University of Pittsburgh.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3547476 PMCID: PMC2965559
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiol Clin North Am ISSN: 0033-8389 Impact factor: 2.303