GRIECO , Antonio

Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) of the liver is a severe complication of high-dose chemotherapy and allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplantation with potential fatal outcome. We report a case of severe VOD in a patient with a high-grade B-cell lymphoma. Liver-venule occlusion was confirmed by liver biopsy. Supportive care, fibrinolytic...

Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder with protean manifestations. Even if liver transplantation (LT) could represent an effective therapeutic option for patients with end-stage liver disease, it has remained controversial in presence of neuropsychiatric involvement. This study aimed to examine the frequency of adult LT for WD in...