Starzl, TE and Koep, LJ and Schroter, GPJ and Halgrimson, CG and Porter, KA and Weil, R
(1979)
Liver replacement for pediatric patients.
Pediatrics, 63 (6).
825 - 829.
ISSN 0031-4005
Abstract
Between March 1963 and January 1978, 74 patients 18 years of age or younger have had liver replacements at the University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver. The most common cause of native liver failure was biliary atresia (48/74, 65%); the second most common cause was chronic aggressive hepatitis (12/74, 16%). Twenty-nine patients (39%) lived for at least one year, and 16 are still alive one to nine years after transplantation. Technical surgical problems, rejection, and infection were the main causes of death. Improved immunosuppression is needed; nevertheless, the quality of life in the long-term survivors has encouraged continuation of this difficult work.
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| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Starzl, TE | tes11@pitt.edu | TES11 | | | Koep, LJ | | | | | Schroter, GPJ | | | | | Halgrimson, CG | | | | | Porter, KA | | | | | Weil, R | | | |
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Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute |
| Date: |
13 August 1979 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Pediatrics |
| Volume: |
63 |
| Number: |
6 |
| Page Range: |
825 - 829 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| ISSN: |
0031-4005 |
| Other ID: |
uls-drl:31735062113968, Starzl CV No. 428 |
| Date Deposited: |
08 Apr 2010 17:07 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Feb 2019 13:56 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3814 |
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