Effect of microvescicular steatosis and other donor and recipient characteristics on the outcome of liver transplantation.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Zamboni, Fausto; Franchello, Alessandro; David, Ezio; Rocca, Giuseppe; Ricchiuti, Alessandro; Lavezzo, Bruna; Rizzetto, Mario; Salizzoni, Mauro
- Source
- Clinical Transplantation. Feb2001, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p53. 5p.
- Subject
- *FATTY degeneration
*ORGAN donors
*LIVER transplantation
*DISEASES
- Language
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
Presents a study which evaluated the influence of steatosis and other donor and recipient characteristics affecting liver performance post-orthopedic liver transplant. Characteristics of the donor population; Information on donors with macrovescicular steatosis (MS); Delayed non-function and primary non-function percentage in recipients of livers with MS.