Variant techniques for liver transplantation in pediatric programs

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 372-374

  Burgos, L ^a   Hernández, Francisco ^a   Barrena, S ^a   Andres, A M ^a   Encinas, J L ^a   Leal, N ^a   Gamez, M ^a   Murcia, J ^a   Jara, P ^a   Lopez Santamaria, M ^a   Tovar, Juan A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Liver transplantation; Living donor; Reduced graft; Split

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; ORGAN SIZE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 58149295427     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038900     Document Type: Article

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