Split-Liver Transplantation: A Review

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1323-1335

  Renz, John F ^a   Yersiz, Hasan ^b   Reichert, Paulo R ^c   Hisatake, Garrett M ^b   Farmer, Douglas G ^b   Emond, Jean C ^a   Busuttil, Ronald W ^b  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatobiliary surgery; Liver transplantation; Organ donation; Partial organ liver transplantation; Pediatric liver transplantation; Split liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SHORT SURVEY; SPLIT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CADAVER; CHILD; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142027142     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-6135.2003.00254.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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