Successful algorithm for selective liver biopsy in the right hepatic lobe live donor (RHLD)

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 832-838

  Simpson, M A ^a   Verbesey, J E ^a   Khettry, U ^a   Morin, D S ^a   Gordon, F D ^a   Burns, D L ^a   Robson, K ^a   Pomposelli, J J ^a   Jenkins, R L ^a   Pomfret, E A ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Live donor transplantation; Liver biopsy; Liver transplantation; Macrosteatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; EVALUATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER GRAFT; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40449105489     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02135.x     Document Type: Article

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