Granulocytapheresis for the treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis: a case series and literature review.

Kamimura, Kenya; Imai, Michitaka; Sakamaki, Akira; Mori, Shigeki; Kobayashi, Masaaki; Mizuno, Ken-Ichi; Takeuchi, Manabu; Suda, Takeshi; Nomoto, Minoru; Aoyagi, Yutaka

Kamimura, Kenya; Imai, Michitaka; Sakamaki, Akira; Mori, Shigeki; Kobayashi, Masaaki; Mizuno, Ken-Ichi; Takeuchi, Manabu; Suda, Takeshi; Nomoto, Minoru; Aoyagi, Yutaka.

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Kamimura K; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachido-ri, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan, kenya-k@med.niigata-u.ac.jp.

Dig Dis Sci ; 59(2): 482-8, 2014 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24052196

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Granulocytes/immunology; Hepatitis, Alcoholic/therapy; Leukapheresis/methods; Leukocytosis/therapy; Biomarkers/blood; Cytokines/blood; Female; Hepatitis, Alcoholic/blood; Hepatitis, Alcoholic/diagnosis; Hepatitis, Alcoholic/immunology; Humans; Inflammation Mediators/blood; Leukocytosis/blood; Leukocytosis/diagnosis; Leukocytosis/immunology; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Leukapheresis / Granulocytes / Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Leukocytosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Year: 2014 Type: Article

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