Living donor hepatectomy in female donors with ongoing menstruation: Safety and ethical issues

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to study the safety of the major hepatectomy in female donors with ongoing menstruation in situations where the recipient needs urgent liver transplantation and its impact on menstrual bleeding and subsequent menstrual cycles. Materials and Methods: Fifty-eight...

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Main Authors: Horng-Ren Yang, Ashok Thorat, Kin-Shing Poon, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Yi-Ying Chiang, Te-Hung Chen, Shih-Chao Hsu, Long-Bin Jeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2017-01-01
Series:Formosan Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.e-fjs.org/article.asp?issn=1682-606X;year=2017;volume=50;issue=4;spage=119;epage=124;aulast=Yang