Liver transplantation from non-heart-beating donors: Current status and future prospects in an experimental model

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Monbaliu, D ^a   Vekemans, K ^a   Liu, Q ^a   Heedfeld, V ^a   Wylin, T ^a   Van Breussegem, A ^a   Pirenne, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Machine perfusion; Non heart beating donors

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949088193     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680174     Document Type: Article

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