Laparoscopic live donor hepatectomy: Random mutation or stepwise evolution?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2243-2244

  Akoad, M E ^a   Pomfret, E A ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIVER LOBECTOMY; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE;

FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE;

EID: 84883398508     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12363     Document Type: Editorial

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