Split-liver transplantation: Future use of scarce donor organs

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 275-282

  Malagó, Massimo ^a   Hertl, Martin ^a   Testa, Giuliano ^a   Rogiers, Xavier ^b   Broelsch, Christoph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DOMINO TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; REVIEW; SPLIT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; STORAGE DISEASE; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LIVER; LIVING DONOR; METHODOLOGY;

FORECASTING; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS;

EID: 0036481508     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-001-0216-z     Document Type: Review

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