Septic pulmonary embolism originated from subcutaneous abscess after living donor liver transplantation: a pitfall of postoperative management

The use of immunosuppressants after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with postoperative complications, including infections. A 49-year-old male underwent living-donor (LD) LT because of primary sclerosing cholangitis. He was treated with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and steroids as imm...

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Main Authors: Takeda, Kazuhisa, Tanaka, Kuniya, Kumamoto, Takafumi, Nojiri, Kazunori, Mori, Ryutaro, Taniguchi, Koichi, Matsuyama, Ryusei, Kato, Hideaki, Endo, Itaru
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Japan 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3825539/