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Are there any similarities in the hepatic vascular anatomy among blood relatives?
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Inoue Satoshi, Eguchi Susumu, Takatsuki Mitsuhisa, Hidaka Masaaki, Soyama Akihiko, Tomonaga Tetsuo, Muraoka Izumi, Kanematsu Takashi
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The existence of similarities in the hepatic vascular anatomy among blood relatives (BR) have never been studied before. Since in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), the donor may be a BR, an opportunity is available to assess whether there are similarities in the hepatic vascular anatomy among BR. METHODOLOGY: We conducted an analysis of 61 LDLT during the period from January 2004 to...
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