Successful Use of Extended Criteria Donor Grafts With Low to Moderate Steatosis in Patients With Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores Below 27

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 208-212

  Avolio, A W ^a   Frongillo, F ^a   Nicolotti, N ^a   Mule A ^a   Vennarecci, G ^b   De Simone, P ^c   Agnes, S ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; LIVER CELL; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FATTY LIVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REOPERATION; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60649093340     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.10.050     Document Type: Article

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