Split liver transplantation for two adult recipients

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 49, 2003, Pages 231-234

  Fan, Sheung Tat ^a   Lo, Chung Mau ^a   Liu, Chi Leung ^a   Yong, Boon Hun ^a   Chan, John Ka Fat ^a  

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Author keywords

Split liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; HEPATIC VEIN; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0037266908     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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