Retroversus implantation of a liver graft: A novel approach to the deceased donor with situs inversus totalis

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1869-1871

  Pomposelli, J J ^a   DaCosta, M A ^a   McPartland, K ^a   Jenkins, R L ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Retroversus; Situs inversus totalis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER VEIN; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITUS INVERSUS; TORSION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; CADAVER; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SITUS INVERSUS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34250158740     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01843.x     Document Type: Article

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