TY  - BOOK
AU  - Henne-Bruns,D
TI  - Artificial liver support
SN  - 9781402032394
AV  - HWU 
U1  - 617.556206 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Dordrecht, The Netherlands
PB  - Springer
KW  - Liver
KW  - Liver, Artificial
KW  - Dialysis
KW  - methods
KW  - Hepatocytes
KW  - transplantation
KW  - Stem Cells
KW  - Congress
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Title of principal contributors. Title of chairpersons. Preface. Introduction. Acute hepatic failure -- when do we need liver support? Section I: Artificial Devices: 1 Overview on artificial liver support in patients with acute liver failure. 2 Experience with albumin dialysis MARS in liver failure. 3 Special device: Prometheus system. 4 Dialysis, haemofiltration and plasma exchange in acute liver failure. Section II: Bioartificial Devices: 5 Modular extracorporeal liver support (MELS). 6 The Amsterdam bioartificial liver. 7 Perspectives and future of artificial and bioartificial devices. Section III: Hepatocyte Transplantation: 8 Latest experimental models in hepatocyte transplantation. 9 Human hepatocyte transplantation. Section IV: Stem Cells: 10 Liver stem cells. 11 Stem cell regeneration in human liver. Index
ER  -