Management of the middle hepatic vein and its tributaries in right lobe living donor liver transplantation

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-363

  Yu, Peng Fei ^a   Wu, Jian ^a   Zheng, Shu Sen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatic venoplasty; Middle hepatic vein; Right lobe living donor liver transplantation; Vein graft

Indexed keywords

GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER CONGESTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER WEIGHT; LIVING DONOR; MEDLINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION;

GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATECTOMY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PORTAL VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548088196     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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