Rapid Recovery from Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Pancreatoduodenectomy-Related Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Rapid Recovery from Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Pancreatoduodenectomy-Related Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

This report describes a case of liver failure secondary to pancreatoduodenectomy and rapid recovery following treatment. A 68-year-old woman with cancer on the ampulla of Vater underwent surgery for pancreatoduodenectomy. The patient developed liver failure 3 months postsurgically. She was hospitali...

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Main Authors: Kazushige Nirei, Norikazu Ogihara, Wataru Kawamura, Woodea Kang, Mitsuhiko Moriyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Zinc
Fatty liver
Pancreatoduodenectomy
Liver failure
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/347154

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