Small-for-size syndrome after partial liver transplantation: Definition, mechanisms of disease and clinical implications

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2605-2610

  Dahm, Felix ^a   Georgiev, Panco ^a   Clavien, Pierre Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Congestion; Liver regeneration; Liver transplantation; Living donors; Pathogenesis; Portal flow; Small for size syndrome; Split liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER SIZE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PATHOGENESIS; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMALL FOR SIZE SYNDROME; BODY CONSTITUTION; CADAVER; DONOR; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER RESECTION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

BODY CONSTITUTION; CADAVER; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33644814589     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01081.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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