Surgical techniques of liver transplantation.
- Author:
Xiao-Shun HE
1
Author Information
1. Organ Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Liver Transplantation;
methods;
trends;
Living Donors;
Reoperation
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2005;27(4):435-439
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Over the past several decades, liver transplantation has experienced remarkable advances in surgical techniques, including venovenous bypass, piggyback method without venovenous bypass, piggyback method with cavaplasty, living-related liver transplantation, splitting liver transplantation, cluster organ transplantation, and liver retransplantation. Based on his experience on 582 case of liver transplantation, the author reviews these techniques and discusses their advantages and disadvantages.
