Auxiliary liver transplantation for acute liver failure in children.

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Published in Ann Surg on February 01, 2010

Authors

Walid Faraj1, Faisal Dar, Adam Bartlett, Hector Vilca Melendez, Gabriele Marangoni, Deborah Mukherji, Georgina Mieli Vergani, Anil Dhawan, Nigel Heaton, Mohamed Rela

Author Affiliations

1: King's College London School of Medicine at King's College Hospital, Institute of Liver Studies, London, United Kingdom.

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