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Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Rats
Published on: July 1, 2012
Liver transplantation in the 1990s
C Steadman1, S Lynch, R Strong
1Queensland Liver Transplant Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.
Australian Family Physician
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
Liver transplantation is now the therapy of choice for advanced, irreversible, progressive liver disease. The authors look at who should have a transplant and explain that the predicted outcomes of surgery depend on the pre-operative disease. A brief overview of post-operative care is given.
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