Clinical Application of Bioartificial Liver Support Systems

OBJECTIVE: To review the present status of bioartificial liver (BAL) devices and their obtained clinical results. BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure (ALF) is a disease with a high mortality. Standard therapy at present is liver transplantation. Liver transplantation is hampered by the increasing shorta...

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Main Authors: van de Kerkhove, Maarten Paul, Hoekstra, Ruurdtje, Chamuleau, Robert A. F. M., van Gulik, Thomas M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1356396/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15273544
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.sla.0000132986.75257.19
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