Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 44, 2009, Pages 5511-5516

  Tanwar, Sudeep ^a   Khan, Shahid A ^a   Grover, Vijay Paul Bob ^a   Gwilt, Catherine ^a   Smith, Belinda ^a   Brown, Ashley ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Living donors; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 74049128358     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5511     Document Type: Review

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