Biliary complications after liver transplantation using grafts from donors after cardiac death: Results from a matched control study in a single large volume center

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 254, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 716-722

  Deoliveira, Michelle L ^a,b   Jassem, Wayel ^a   Valente, Roberto ^a   Khorsandi, Shirin Elizabeth ^a   Santori, Gregorio ^c   Prachalias, Andreas ^a   Srinivasan, Parthi ^a   Rela, Mohamed ^a   Heaton, Nigel ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCT DISEASE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER DONOR; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR AFTER CARDIAC DEATH; DONOR SELECTION; DONOR SHORTAGE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEATH; HEPATOJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; ISCHEMIC CHOLANGIOPATHY; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155142134     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318235c572     Document Type: Conference Paper

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