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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2017; 23(23): 4303-4310
Published online Jun 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i23.4303
Published online Jun 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i23.4303
Table 2 Prognosis of the patients who had submassive or massive hepatic necrosis with respect to liver transplantation n (%)
| Extent of necrosis | Patients (n = 37) | Received transplant (n = 14) | Transplant free (n = 23) | ||
| Died | Survived | Died | Survived | ||
| 26%-50% | 1 | NA | NA | NA | 1 (100) |
| 51%-75% | 10 | NA | 3 (100) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) |
| 76%-100% | 26 | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 9 (60.0) | 6 (40.0) |
- Citation: Ndekwe P, Ghabril MS, Zang Y, Mann SA, Cummings OW, Lin J. Substantial hepatic necrosis is prognostic in fulminant liver failure. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(23): 4303-4310
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i23/4303.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i23.4303