Successful ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation using splenectomy and intravenous immunoglobulin in high isoagglutinin titer patients
The role of the isoagglutinin (IA) titer in liver transplantation (LT) is still not well defined, but the general belief is that a higher titer may result in a higher risk of rejection in ABO-incompatible living donor LT. To reduce the IA titer by 1:16 or lower, plasmapheresis is usually performed b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society for Transplantation
2020-06-01
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Series: | Korean Journal of Transplantation |
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Online Access: | http://journaleditor.inforang.com/journal/view.html?doi=10.4285/kjt.2020.34.2.109 |