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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan-Jun;5(1):62-64.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1135. Epub 2015 Jan 6.

Brain Death after Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Report of Two Cases

Musa Akoglu  1 , Ali Sürmelioglu  1 , Ilter Ozer  1 , Metin Ercan  1 , Murat Ulas  1 , Meral Akdogan  2 , Erdal Birol Bostanci  1
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Brain Death after Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Report of Two Cases

Musa Akoglu et al. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol. 2015 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Brain death; Fulminant hepatic failure.; Liver transplantation.

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