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Case Reports
. 1993 Sep 25;342(8874):778-9.
doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91542-t.

Temporary auxiliary liver transplantation for subacute liver failure in a child

K Boudjema  1 , D Jaeck, U Siméoni, J Bientz, M P Chenard, P Brunot
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Case Reports

Temporary auxiliary liver transplantation for subacute liver failure in a child

K Boudjema et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

A 4-year-old boy with subacute liver failure due to hepatitis A virus underwent temporary auxiliary liver transplantation. The graft, an adult reduced liver, was implanted othotopically after a left hepatectomy had been carried out on the recipient's liver. Good liver function was immediately restored. The remaining native liver, which was 90% necrotic at the time of transplantation, regained normal histological features within 3 months. The auxiliary graft was then removed and immunosuppressive therapy stopped.

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