Hepatic preservation.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : YANAGA K., SUGIMACHI K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The introduction of University of Wisconsin solution, changed the practice of hepatic transplantation dramatically and allowed for more complex procedures, transplantation of multiple organs such as liver-pancreas or liver-small intestine. Current practice of liver preservation has been limited by cold storage. Perfusion preservation has a potential for clinical use if the inherent problems such as reliability and complexity of the perfusion machine are solved.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1994-0579
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Low Temperature Medicine - vol. 18 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1992/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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