in october 1958 , the first human patient , a young male patient in hepatic coma due to liver cirrhosis , was placed on the laboratory-made biological artificial liver composed of four parabiotic cross-hemodialyzers connected with four live dogs ' livers to which the `` '' hepatic reactors '' '' for ammonium adsorption and acid-base balance were additionally equipped .
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liver cirrhosis
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livers