Urgent revascularization for hepatic artery thrombosis: Maybe good for the few, definitely good for the many

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 812-814

  Kim, Heung Bae ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; GRAFT SALVAGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; THROMBECTOMY; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; HEPATIC ARTERY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77954154089     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22115     Document Type: Editorial

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