Retrograde reperfusion via vena cava lowers the risk of initial nonfunction but increases the risk of ischemic-type biliary lesions in liver transplantation - A randomized clinical trial

Transplant International

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 738-748

  Heidenhain, Christoph ^a   Heise, Michael ^a   Jonas, Sven ^a   Ben Asseur, Manuela ^a   Puhl, Gero ^a   Mittler, Jens ^a   Thelen, Armin ^a   Schmidt, Sven ^a   Langrehr, Jan ^a   Neuhaus, Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bile duct complication; Ischemia and reperfusion injury; Retransplantation

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIARY ISCHEMIA; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CAVA VEIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; LIVER CELL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPERFUSION; REPERFUSION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BILIARY TRACT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPERFUSION; REPERFUSION INJURY; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 33746920857     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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