Steatosis among living liver donors without evidence of fatty liver on Ultrasonography: Potential implications for preoperative liver biopsy

Transplantation

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1404-1409

  Ahn, Joon Seong ^a   Sinn, Dong Hyun ^a,b   Gwak, Geum Youn ^a   Kim, Jong Man ^a   Kwon, Choon Hyuck ^a   Joh, Jae Won ^a   Paik, Yong Han ^a   Choi, Moon Seok ^a   Lee, Joon Hyeok ^a   Koh, Kwang Cheol ^a   Paik, Seung Woon ^a   Yoo, Byung Chul ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aminotransferase.; Liver transplantation; Living donor; Steatosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BODY MASS INDEX; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSAMINASES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84879858505     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31828d1588     Document Type: Article

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