Pediatric transplantationHumansLiver TransplantationHypersplenismMaleInfant
Management of a Child With Hypersplenism During the Peritransplantation Period Should Splenectomy Be Performed Before or During the Liver Transplantation?
Eda Eyduran, Aysen Durak Aslan, Merve Havan, Zarife Kuloglu, Ozlem Selvi Can, Omer Suat Fitoz, Elvan Onur Kirimker, Meltem Kologlu, Tanil Kendirli
Published: 202510.1111/petr.70200
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Biliary atresia (BA) is the most common cause of liver transplantation (LT) in children. Despite a successful Kasai procedure, liver cirrhosis develops in half of the patients in the first 2 years of life. Hypersplenism secondary to cirrh…
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