Liver transplantation for adult polycystic liver disease
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Liver transplantation for adult polycystic liver disease.
Polycystic liver disease, commonly associated with polycystic kidney disease, can result in massive hepatomegaly and debilitating symptoms. Surgical intervention for symptomatic polycystic liver disease has been associated with significant morbidity and inconsistent long-term palliation; it is more appropriate in patients with a single dominant cyst or cysts which is/are confined to one lobe. A...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0270-9139,1527-3350
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280218