Operative outcomes of adult-to-adult right lobe live donor liver transplantation: A comparative study with cadaveric whole-graft liver transplantation in a single center

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 404-410

  Liu, Chi Leung ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a   Lo, Chung Mau ^a   Wei, William Ignace ^a   Chan, See Ching ^a   Yong, Boon Hun ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RIGHT LOBE LIVE DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644643747     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000201544.36473.a2     Document Type: Article

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