Splenic Abscess After Splenic Artery Ligation in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Case Report

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1786-1788

  Balci, D ^a   Taner, B ^a   Dayangac, M ^a   Akin, B ^a   Yaprak, O ^a   Duran, C ^a   Uraz, S ^a   Hayzaran, S ^a   Ayanoglu, O ^a   Killi, R ^a   Senturk, H ^a   Yuzer, Y ^a   Tokat, Y ^a  

^a ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC ARTERY; SPLENIC DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45449107201     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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