November 25, 2010

The ministransplant procedure in liver transplantation

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2010 Jul-Sep;73(3):367-9.

Donataccio M, Dalle Ore G, Donataccio D.

Liver Transplantation Unit, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italy. matteodonataccio@yahoo.it

Abstract

In order to ameliorate early recovery after liver transplantation a reduction of invasiveness of the abdominal incision has been tested and compared with more extended incisions. This approach named "minitransplant procedure" resulted in better early and late outcome results irrespective of preoperative patients' risk factors as previous upper abdominal surgery, Body Mass Index and Model of End Stage Liver Disease score.

PMID: 21086940 [PubMed - in process]

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