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Is adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation a viable option for liver replacement?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 3, pages 70–71 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textOlthoff KM et al. (2005) Outcomes of 325 adult-to-adult living donor transplant recipients. Ann Surg 242: 314–325

Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation is a viable option for liver replacement, but only for selected recipients

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Fung, J. Is adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation a viable option for liver replacement?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 70–71 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0409

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