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. 2017 Apr 21;22:230-240.
doi: 10.12659/AOT.902567.

In Situ Split Liver Transplantation for 2 Adult Recipients: A Single-Center Experience

Dong-Hwan Jung  1 , Shin Hwang  1 , Gi-Won Song  1 , Chul-Soo Ahn  1 , Deok-Bog Moon  1 , Ki-Hun Kim  1 , Tae-Yong Ha  1 , Gil-Chun Park  1 , Wan-Jun Kim  1 , Woo-Hyoung Kang  1 , Seok-Hwan Kim  1 , Sung-Gyu Lee  1
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In Situ Split Liver Transplantation for 2 Adult Recipients: A Single-Center Experience

Dong-Hwan Jung et al. Ann Transplant. .
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Abstract

Background Material and Methods Results Conclusions.

Keywords: Allografts; Korea; Liver Cirrhosis.

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Conflicts of Interest

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Figure 1
Patient survival (A) and graft survival (B) curves of split liver transplantation for 2 adult recipients.
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Figure 2
Comparison of patient survival (A) and graft survival (B) curves of split liver transplantation for 2 adult recipients according to split hemi-liver graft types.
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Figure 3
Comparison of patient survival (A) and graft survival (B) curves of recipients who underwent split liver transplantation and whole liver transplantation from deceased donors.
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