In situ splitting of cadaveric livers: The ultimate expansion of a limited donor pool

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-341

  Rogiers, Xavier ^a   Malagó, Massimo ^a   Gawad, Karim ^a   Jauch, Karl W ^b   Olausson, Michael ^c   Knoefel, Wolfram T ^a   Gundlach, Matthias ^a   Bassas, Atef ^a   Fischer, Lutz ^a   Sterneck, Martina ^a   Burdelski, Martin ^a   Broelsch, Christoph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE LEAKAGE; CADAVER DONOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 9544255687     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199609000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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