The influence of spleen size on liver regeneration after major hepatectomy in normal and early cirrhotic liver

Liver International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-100

  Shan, Yan Shen ^a   Hsieh, Yu Hsiang ^a   Sy, Edgar D ^a   Chiu, Nan Tsing ^a   Lin, Pin Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Liver cirrhosis; Liver regeneration; SPECT; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RANK SUM TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLEEN WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 14544300051     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2005.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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