Bloodless splenectomy during liver transplantation for terminal liver diseases with portal hypertension

J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Feb;208(2):e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.034. Epub 2008 Dec 12.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Hypersplenism / complications
  • Hypersplenism / physiopathology
  • Hypersplenism / surgery*
  • Hypertension, Portal / complications*
  • Hypertension, Portal / physiopathology
  • Liver Failure / complications
  • Liver Failure / physiopathology
  • Liver Failure / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation / instrumentation
  • Liver Transplantation / methods*
  • Portal Pressure
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Splenectomy / instrumentation
  • Splenectomy / methods*
  • Splenomegaly / complications
  • Splenomegaly / physiopathology
  • Splenomegaly / surgery*
  • Surgical Staplers*
  • Survival Analysis
  • Tissue Adhesives*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Tissue Adhesives