Excellent outcome using an alternative technique for arterial reconstruction in living-related liver transplant: Sphenoid anastomosis [2]

Transplant International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-394

  Testa, Giuliano ^a   Losanoff, Julian E ^b   Gangemi, Antonio ^c   Benedetti, Enrico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTERY WALL; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33847193571     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00434.x     Document Type: Letter

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