An approach to the rational use of steatotic donor livers in liver transplantation

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 1999, Pages 1164-1173

  Urena, M A G ^a   Moreno Gonzalez, E ^a   Romero, C J ^a   Ruiz Delgado, F C ^b   Moreno Sanz, C ^a  

^a Dept of Surg/Abdom Organs T ^*  (Spain)

^b Pathology Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Donor; Initial poor function; Liver transplantation; Macrosteatosis; Microsteatosis; Primary non function; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

BIOPSY; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RISK; TISSUE DONORS; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032958322     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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