Progress in surgical techniques in pediatric liver transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-40

  Bartlett, Adam ^a   Rela, Mohamed ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Liver transplantation; Organ donation; Pediatric liver transplantation; Surgical techniques

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DONOR; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHILD; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 74349115865     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01209.x     Document Type: Review

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