Procurement of liver allografts from non-heart beating donors.
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THE shortage of liver allografts continues to be a major limiting factor for the exploitation of liver transplantation. Although satisfactory function of allografts obtained from non-heart beating donors has been reported in kidneys I and livers,2.3 hepatic allografts have been procured almost exclusively from heart -beating donors. 4 •5 The purpose of this study was to determine the safety of liver allografts obtained from non-heart beating donors, and to evaluate the significance of histologic findings of these grafts.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Transplantation proceedings
دوره 22 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990