Techniques to ensure adequate portal flow in the presence of splenorenal shunts

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 767-768

  Perkins, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY VEIN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PATIENT SAFETY; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SHORT SURVEY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENORENAL SHUNT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 34248996367     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt     Document Type: Short Survey

References (3)

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