Liver Transplants
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Personal Practice LIVER TRANSPLANTS FROM LIVING DONORS
In the west majority liver transplantation is from deceased donors. In the Far East most liver transplant is actually done from living related donors. In the past, when experience with hepatectomy was limited, liver transplantation did not progress because of lack of cadaveric donors. With hepatectomy becoming a safe operation, liver transplant from living donors is a good alternative. Although...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/2261271c0