Live Donor Liver Transplantation Without Blood Products
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Living donor liver transplantation without the use of blood products.
We report on two patients who presented with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma complicating hepatitis B liver cirrhosis. After evaluation, both patients were accepted for liver transplantation. Being aware of the scarce availability of cadaveric liver grafts and the long waiting time, family members volunteered to be donors for the two patients. Living donor liver transplantation using righ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000133352.25163.fd