Deliberate liver transplantation for fulminant liver failure with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Liver Transpl. 2016 Dec;22(12):1724-1726. doi: 10.1002/lt.24627.

Authors

Michael L Kueht¹, Ronald T Cotton¹, Elizabeth L Godfrey¹, ZoAnn E Dreyer², Douglas S Fishman³, John A Goss¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Abdominal Transplantation Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
² Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Houston, TX.
³ Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.

PMID: 27597163
DOI: 10.1002/lt.24627

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
Humans
Liver Failure, Acute / blood
Liver Failure, Acute / complications*
Liver Failure, Acute / surgery*
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / blood
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / surgery
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents