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Liver Failure

Known as: Liver--Failure, liver decompensation, Hepatic Failure 
A disorder characterized by the inability of the liver to metabolize chemicals in the body. Causes include cirrhosis and drug-induced hepatotoxicity… 
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Liver Failure, AcuteMultiple Organ Failure

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hepatobiliary disease

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2008
2008
Cisplatin-induced cytoxicity: is the nucleus relevant?
cisplatin is a potent chemotherapeutic agent widely used for the treatment of cancer. However, cisplatin is frequently associated… 
2002
2002
Typhoid, hepatitis E, or typhoid and hepatitis E: The cause of fulminant hepatic failure—A diagnostic dilemma
Objective To report a case of hepatitis E-induced fulminant hepatic failure associated with typhoid fever, diagnosed with the… 
2001
2001
Experiences with Recombinant Factor VIIa for the Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Liver Biopsies and Endoscopic Retrograde…
Experiences with Recombinant Factor VIIa for the Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Undergoing… 
1998
1998
Primary amyloidosis with spontaneous splenic rupture, cholestasis, and liver failure treated with emergency liver transplantation
A 61-yr-old man with cholestatic jaundice soon after presentation had an emergency operation because of spontaneous rupture of… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Renal and systemic kappa light chain deposits and their plasma cell origin identified by immunoelectron microscopy.
Kappa light chain determinants were identified by immunoelectron microscopy in nodular glomerulosclerotic lesions and systemic… 
1980
1980
Fatal hepatic necrosis after high-dose chemotherapy following haloalkane anesthesia.
We describe two patients who died with rapidly progressive hepatic necrosis following intensive chemotherapy and haloalkane… 
1977
1977
The use of calcium chelating agents and prostaglandin E to eliminate platelet and white blood cell losses resulting from hemoperfusion through uncoated charcoal, albumin-agarose gel, and neutral and…
Hemoperfusion through adsorbents such as charcoal, cation exchange (e.g., AG 50W-X8) and uncharged (e.g., XAD-2) resins, and… 
1976
1976
Splenic artery ligation in selected patients with hepatic cirrhosis and in Sprague-Dawley rats.
The effects of splenic artery ligation were studied in Sprague-Dawley rats and in eight selected symptomatic patients with… 
1975
1975
Microencapsulated adsorbent hemoperfusion for uremia, intoxication and hepatic failure.
1965
1965
Long-term Observations on Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Diabetes: The Effect of Carbutamide and Tolbutamide
On the basis of a six-year investigation in which 9,214 diabetics were treated with oral agents, we were able to confirm the…