Abstract | BACKGROUND: Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation (APOLT) has recently been performed in patients with noncirrhotic metabolic liver diseases. However, long-term outcomes for the preserved native liver and the transplanted liver graft have not been clearly established yet. METHODS: RESULTS: Liver function was normalized soon after APOLT and the patient was able to ingest a normal diet without medication. Coexistence of the well-functioning native liver and graft was demonstrated in a computed tomography scan, Doppler ultrasonography, scintigraphy, and histological examination, during a relatively long-term follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: APOLT seems to be most useful for the treatment of noncirrhotic metabolic liver diseases.
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Authors | S Uemoto, S Yabe, Y Inomata, H Nishizawa, K Asonuma, H Egawa, T Kiuchi, H Okajima, Y Yamaoka, H Yamabe, A Inui, T Fujisawa, K Tanaka |
Journal | Transplantation
(Transplantation)
Vol. 63
Issue 7
Pg. 1026-8
(Apr 15 1997)
ISSN: 0041-1337 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9112359
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Biopsy
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Liver
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, physiology)
- Liver Transplantation
(diagnostic imaging, methods, pathology, physiology)
- Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase Deficiency Disease
- Radiography
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