Hemophagocytic syndrome after living donor liver transplantation: a case report with a review of the literature

Abstract Background Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) is a rare and potentially fatal complication following liver transplantation. Case presentation A 63-year-old woman with decompensated liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis B virus infection underwent living donor liver transplantation using the rig...

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Main Authors: Norifumi Iseda, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Takeo Toshima, Akinari Morinaga, Takahiro Tomiyama, Junichi Takahashi, Takashi Motomura, Yohei Mano, Shinji Itoh, Noboru Harada, Toru Ikegami, Yuji Soejima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0505-5