Clinical use of glucagon and insulin in therapy of fulminant hepatic failure

1 October 1979

journal article
case report
Published by Springer Nature in Gastroenterologia Japonica

Vol. 14 (5) , 453-457
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02773734

Abstract

We have reported 5 cases of fulminant hepatic failure who were treated with a combination of glucagon and insulin. Marked improvement of hepatic coma was characteristically noted in all cases.

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