The surgical risk of pancreas transplantation in the cyclosporine era: An overview

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-144

  Gruessner, Rainer W G ^a   Sutherland, David E R ^a   Troppmann, Christoph ^a   Benedetti, Enrico ^a   Hakim, Nadey ^a   Dunn, David L ^a   Gruessner, Angelika C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030805137     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(01)00895-X     Document Type: Article

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