Meso-Rex bypass as an alternative technique for portal vein reconstruction at or after liver transplantation in children: Review and perspectives

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-26

  De Ville De Goyet, Jean ^a   Lo Zupone, Cristina ^a   Grimaldi, Chiara ^a   D'Ambrosio, Giuseppe ^a   Candusso, Manila ^a   Torre, Giuliano ^a   Monti, Lidia ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

bypass surgery; children; liver transplantation; portal vein thrombosis; pre hepatic portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BYPASS SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MESO REX BYPASS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PORTAL VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BILIARY ATRESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PORTAL VEIN; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR GRAFTING; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84872786432     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01784.x     Document Type: Review

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