Early occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in biliary atresia treated by liver transplantation.

Brunati, Andrea;Feruzi, Zéphyrin;Sokal, Etienne;Smets, Françoise;Reding, Raymond;et.al.
(2007) Pediatric Transplantation — Vol. 11, n° 1, p. 117-119 (2007)

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  • Brunati, AndreaUCLouvain
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  • Feruzi, ZéphyrinUCLouvain
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  • Sokal, EtienneUCLouvain
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  • Gosseye, SergeUCLouvain
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  • Clapuyt, PhilippeUCLouvain
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  • de Ville de Goyet, JeanUCLouvain
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  • Reding, RaymondUCLouvain
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Abstract
A case of liver transplantation for HCC complicating BA in an eight-month old infant is reported. HCC in BA is extremely rare. Screening of AFP and ultrasonographic examination should be performed regularly in patients with secondary biliary cirrhosis for early detection of HCC.
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Brunati, A., Feruzi, Z., Sokal, E., Smets, F., Fervaille, C., Gosseye, S., Clapuyt, P., de Ville de Goyet, J., & Reding, R. (2007). Early occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in biliary atresia treated by liver transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation, 11(1), 117-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00623.x (Original work published 2007)