Operative risks of domino liver transplantation for the familial amyloid polyneuropathy liver donor and recipient: A double analysis

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 759-766

  Tincani, G ^a   Hoti, E ^a   Andreani, P ^a   Ricca, L ^a   Pittau, G ^a   Vitale, V ^a   Blandin, F ^a   Adam, R ^a,b,c   Castaing, D ^a,b,c   Azoulay, D ^a,b,d  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Domino liver transplantation; FAP liver donor; operative risks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE;

AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; CADAVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 79953244794     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03477.x     Document Type: Article

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