Normothermic machine preservation as an approach to decrease biliary complications of DCD liver grafts

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3287-3288

  Martins, P N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE FLOW; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CELL LOSS; COLD ISCHEMIA; DONOR; DONOR AFTER CARDIAC DEATH; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LETTER; LIVER GRAFT; NORMOTHERMIC MACHINE PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCT DISEASES; BRAIN DEATH; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PERFUSION; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 84888354085     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12497     Document Type: Letter

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