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Aim:Liver transplantation (LT) is performed for several indications in the pediatric population, including malignancy and acute hepatic failure among others. LT has become an important treatment alternative for metabolic diseases.
Miray Karakoyun +6 more
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Etiologies, outcomes, and prognostic factors of pediatric acute liver failure: A single center’s experience in Turkey [PDF]
Background/Aims: Our aim was to determine the etiologies, outcomes, and prognostic indicators in children with acute liver failure. Materials and Methods: Ninety-one patients who were followed for pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) over a 15-year ...
Figen Özçay +5 more
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Liver Transplantation for Acute Hepatic Failure Following Intentional Iron Overdose [PDF]
The majority of acute iron toxicity cases occur in young children from accidental ingestion. In adults, iron poisoning is rare and mostly due to intentional ingestion.
Ferreira, Sofia +4 more
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Effectiveness of High-Volume Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Korean Pediatric Patients [PDF]
Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative treatment for acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). In high-volume therapeutic plasma exchange (HV-TPE), extracorporeal liver support filters accumulate toxins and ...
박소원, 고홍, 임혜지
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Acute liver failure secondary to Ayurvedic Herbal medication in a child: a case report [PDF]
Ayurvedic and Herbal medicine induced liver injury is rarely reported in children. The injury can range from mild asymptomatic elevation of liver enzymes to severe presentation with acute liver failure leading to death.
Sagar Mehta +4 more
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Management of acute liver failure (ALF) and acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) in the pediatric population can be challenging. Kidney manifestations of liver failure, such as hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) and acute kidney injury (AKI), are increasingly ...
Rupesh Raina +36 more
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Background. Liver transplantation (LT) is a well-established, life-saving treatment for children with irreversible acute and chronic liver failure (LF).
Edin Botan +14 more
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A case of fatal liver failure due to chronic environmental exposure of copper in a child
Chronic liver damage followed by copper toxicity is very rare in pediatric population. This case report describes a 9-year-old child with acute liver failure as the presentation of copper toxicity due to chronic environmental exposure as a part of an ...
Utpal Sutaria +3 more
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Outcomes Analyses of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Subjects Listed for Liver Transplantation. [PDF]
ABSTRACTBackground:We characterized recent outcomes in US pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) subjects listed for liver transplantation (LT) using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) database.Methods:Pediatric subjects listed for LT from 2002 to 2015 were assigned to the “PALF” group based on status 1/1A listing, INR >2, no ...
Kulkarni SS +7 more
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Background: We describe the first pediatric case of a 10-month-old boy with MIS-C who developed fulminant acute liver failure with associated giant cell transformation and a fatal outcome, after ruling out other infectious, metabolic, genetic, and ...
Carolina Bonilla Gonzalez +5 more
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