Where are we today in split liver transplantation?

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-273

  Hong, Johnny C ^a   Yersiz, Hasan ^a   Busuttil, Ronald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ex vivo splitting of the liver; in situ splitting of the liver; outcomes; split liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; REVIEW; SPLIT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958050326     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e328346572e     Document Type: Review

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