Caval inflow to the graft: A successful way to overcome diffuse portal system thrombosis in liver transplantation

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 493-496

  Azoulay, Daniel ^a,b   Hargreaves, Guillermo M ^a,b   Castaing, Denis ^a,b   Bismuth, Henri ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0034087526     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00299-9     Document Type: Article

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