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The etiology and prognosis of individuals with various forms of fulminant hepatic failure are reviewed. Special techniques of clinical management and decision making as to when and to whom to transplant in cases of fulminant hepatic failure are reviewed.
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Van Thiel, D.H., Brems, J., Nadir, A. et al. Liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure. J Gastroenterol 37 (Suppl 13), 78–81 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990105
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