Feasibility and effectiveness of a new algorithm in preventing hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 702-712

  Müller, Sascha A ^a   Schmied, Bruno M ^a   Mehrabi, Arianeb ^a   Welsch, Thilo ^a   Schemmer, Peter ^a   Hinz, Ulf ^a   Weitz, Jürgen ^a   Werner, Jens ^a   Büchler, Markus W ^a   Schmidt, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Arterial complication; Hepatic artery thrombosis; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67349149965     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0753-y     Document Type: Article

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