Abstract
The different methods to achieve an effective liver preservation by simple cold storage are described in this chapter. Furthermore, the most used techniques of orthotopic and heterotopic liver transplantation as well as the postoperative complications, among which ischemiareperfusion injury and rejection stand out, are explained as well.
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Lorente Lorente, Maria Angeles Aller, Jaime Arias ;Orthotopic and Heterotopic Liver Transplantation, Microsurgery In Liver Research (2009) 1: 168. https://doi.org/10.2174/978160805068010901010168
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/978160805068010901010168 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |