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Heterotopic Auxiliary Rat Liver Transplantation With Flow-regulated Portal Vein Arterialization in Acute Hepatic Failure
Published on: September 13, 2014
[Pathology of liver failure and hepatic coma (author's transl)]
Abstract:
Liver failure and hepatic coma present with various clinical and morphological counterparts. While fulminant viral hepatitis is the most common cause of acute liver failure, liver cirrhosis with vascular bypass most often is responsible for the hepatic coma in chronic diseases. Prognosis is mainly determined by the extent of liver cell necrosis and regeneration, provided extrahepatic complications do not cause death. Prognosis can best be judged by stereology of liver biopsies and determination of the alpha-fetoprotein.
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