Liver remnant volume after living donor liver transplantation: How low should we go?

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 796-797

  Pomposelli, James J ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; LIVER REMNANT VOLUME; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER WEIGHT; LIVING DONOR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881110788     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.23702     Document Type: Editorial

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