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Rev Invest Clin 2012; 64 (6.II)

Answer to the letter Lung vascular disorders in liver transplant tertiary referral centers in Mexico

Cisneros-Garza LE

Language: English
References: 9
Page: 681-682
PDF size: 89.27 Kb.


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The author’s reply:

We thank Dr. Mateo Porres-Aguilar, et al. for their interesting remarks concerning our study and appreciate their valuable suggestions about the screening of lung vascular disorders in all patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation. We are a multidisciplinary team (hepatologists, surgeons, cardiologists, pulmonologists, critical care specialists, anesthesiologists), and have evaluation protocols in agreement with the practice guidelines of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.


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