Extending liver transplantation: Reduced-size-, split-, and living-donor grafts

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 1391-1394

  Johnston, Thomas D ^a   Ranjan, Dinesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Split liver'; Liver; Living donor; Pediatric; Reduced size; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIVER SIZE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DONOR; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CADAVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 0031767756     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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