Early graft dysfunction following adult-to-adult living-related liver transplantation: Predictive factors and outcomes

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 36, 2009, Pages 4556-4560

  Gruttadauria, Salvatore ^a,b,c   Di Francesco, Fabrizio ^a,b   Vizzini, Giovanni Battista ^a,b   Luca, Angelo ^a,b   Spada, Marco ^a,b   Cintorino, Davide ^a,b   Li Petri, Sergio ^a,b   Pietrosi, Giada ^a,b   Pagano, Duilio ^a,b   Gridelli, Bruno ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft dysfunction; Graft to recipient body weight ratio; Livingrelated liver transplantation; Partial liver transplantation; Small for size graft dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETREATMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71749089218     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.4556     Document Type: Article

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