Impact of a left-lobe graft without modulation of portal flow in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-174

  Konishi, N ^a   Ishizaki, Y ^a   Sugo, H ^a   Yoshimoto, J ^a   Miwa, K ^a   Kawasaki, S ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic hemodynamics; Portal vein flow; Small graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL PRESSURE; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 37549054708     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02037.x     Document Type: Article

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