Repeated graft loss caused by recurrent hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 629-631

  Vivarelli, Marco ^a   La Barba, Giuliano ^a   Legnani, Cristina ^a   Cucchetti, Alessandro ^a   Bellusci, Roberto ^a   Palareti, Gualtiero ^a   Cavallari, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIPYRIDAMOLE; STEROID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 0038511369     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2003.50082     Document Type: Article

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