Ingestion of yellow phosphorus-containing rodenticides (YPR) or firecrackers is an important cause of acute liver failure (ALF) in young adults and children, particularly in South and South-East Asia and South America. Emergency liver transplantation is indicated in cases refractory to intensive supportive therapy, including low-volume plasma exchange. There are no published reports on the feasibility of auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation (APOLT) for YPR-induced ALF.
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