Middle hepatic vein treatment algorithm in right lobe living donor liver transplantation for donor recipient safety

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 1825-1829

  Zhu, Zhi Jun ^a   Hou, Jian Cun ^a   Zhang, Ya Min ^a   Jiang, Wen Tao ^a   Yang, Tao ^a   Huai, Ming Sheng ^a   Cai, Jin Zhen ^a   Wei, Lin ^a   Shen, Zhong Yang ^a  

^a TIANJIN FIRST CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Donor; Living donor liver transplantation; Middle hepatic vein; Recipient

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER VEIN; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871300481     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.26.010     Document Type: Article

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