Preliminary report on surgical technique in hepatic parenchymal transection for liver tumors in the elderly: A lesson learned from living-related liver transplantation

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-233

  Gruttadauria, Salvatore ^a,b,d   Doria, Cataldo ^b   Vitale, Claudio H ^a   Cintorino, Davide ^a   Foglieni, Carlo Scotti ^a   Fung, John J ^c   Marino, Ignazio R ^b  

^a Ist Mediterraneo Per I Trapianti T ^*  (Italy)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Liver surgery; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLAMP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUTERY; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 10044298368     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20154     Document Type: Article

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