Etiology and Outcome of Acute Liver Failure: Experience from a Liver Transplantation Centre in Montreal

BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure is a rare condition in which massive liver injury is associated with the rapid development of hepatic encephalopathy. Although viral hepatitis and drug-induced liver injury are the most common causes, no specific etiology is found in a substantial proportion of cases...

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Main Authors: Geneviève Tessier, Edith Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/328415
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