A simplified experimental model of large-for-size liver transplantation in pigs

A simplified experimental model of large-for-size liver transplantation in pigs

OBJECTIVE: The ideal ratio between liver graft mass and recipient body weight for liver transplantation in small infants is unknown; however, if this ratio is over 4%, a condition called large-for-size may occur. Experimental models of large-for-size liver transplants have not been described in the...

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Main Authors: Antonio Jose Goncalves Leal, Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri, Alessandro Rodrigo Belon, Raimundo Renato Nunes Guimaraes, Maria Cecilia Mendonca Coelho, Josiane de Oliveira Goncalves, Suellen Serafini Sokol, Evandro Sobroza De Melo, Jose Pinhata Otoch, Uenis Tannuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2013-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Experimental Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Large-For-Size Liver Transplantation
Supraceliac Aortic Liver Transplantation
Anhepatic Phase
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