Variations of the left and middle hepatic veins: Application in living related hepatic transplantation

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Cheng, Yu Fan ^a   Huang, Tung Liang ^a   Chen, Chao Long ^a   Chen, Tai Yi ^a   Huang, Chung Cheng ^a   Ko, Sheung Fat ^a   Lee, Tze Yu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatic vein variation; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER VEIN; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0030057494     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.1996.1870240103     Document Type: Article

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