Small-for-flow liver failure after extended hepatectomy: hot questions and an update

Small-for-size liver syndrome and posthepatectomy liver failure remain a major challenge for surgeons. Recently, updates in literature points to describe this two syndrome as two face of the same coin. These syndromes are characterized by hyperbilirubinemia, coagulopathy, hyper-GGT, high portal pres...

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Main Authors: Simone Famularo, Luca Gianotti, Oliviero Riggio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Gastroenterology Insights
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/gi/article/view/6968