Pathophysiologic observations and histopathologic recognition of the portal hyperperfusion or small-for-size syndrome

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 986-993

  Demetris, Anthony J ^a,d   Kelly, Dympna M ^b,c   Eghtesad, Bijan ^b,c   Fontes, Paulo ^b   Wallis Marsh, J ^b   Tom, Kusum ^b   Tan, Heinke P ^b   Shaw Stiffel, Thomas ^a   Boig, Linda ^b   Novelli, Paula ^a   Planinsic, Raymond ^a   Fung, John J ^b,c   Marcos, Amadeo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult living donor liver transplantation; Arterial vasospasm; Marginal size liver grafts; Portal hyperperfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; JAUNDICE; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER SINUSOID; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERPERFUSION; PORTAL VEIN; SMALL FOR SIZE SYNDROME; VASOSPASM; VEIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL SYSTEM; PORTAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 33747591473     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200608000-00009     Document Type: Article

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