"Liver Failure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Severe inability of the LIVER to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe JAUNDICE and abnormal serum levels of AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017093
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.308.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Liver Failure" by people in Profiles.
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Olson TS, Chan ES, Paessler ME, Sullivan KE, Frantz CN, Russo P, Bessler M. Liver failure due to hepatic angiosarcoma in an adolescent with dyskeratosis congenita. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 May; 36(4):312-5.
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Garnett GM, Kang KH, Jaksic T, Woo RK, Puapong DP, Kim HB, Johnson SM. First STEPs: serial transverse enteroplasty as a primary procedure in neonates with congenital short bowel. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jan; 49(1):104-7; discussion 108.
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Torres EA, Guzm?n A, V?zquez M, Just E, Gregory F, Lozano H, Rivera CE, Alsina A. Improving access to liver transplantation: the University of Puerto Rico experience. P R Health Sci J. 2004 Sep; 23(3):183-8.
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Akhtar AJ. Conjunctival edema: a marker of increased mortality in patients with advanced hepatic encephalopathy and hepatocellular failure. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Feb; 47(2):373-5.
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Viruet EJ, Torres EA. Steroid therapy in fulminant hepatic failure secondary to autoimmune hepatitis. P R Health Sci J. 1998 Sep; 17(3):297-300.
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Castro F, Santaella M, Torres EA, Rodriguez-Medina JR, Gonz?lez-Keelan C. Sustained response to interferon in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency and hepatitis C. Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 Sep; 92(9):1557-8.