Rescue of Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis after Liver Transplantation Using a Cavoportal Shunt at Retransplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 284-287

  Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy ^a   Marsh, Christopher L ^a   Perkins, James D ^a   Levy, Adam E ^a   Healey, Patrick J ^a   Kuhr, Christian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ABO incompatible; Fulminant liver failure; Hemitransposition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; REOPERATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PORTACAVAL SHUNT, SURGICAL; PORTAL SYSTEM; PORTAL VEIN; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035453118     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2001.001003284.x     Document Type: Article

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