We wish to thank Tamura et al. for their letter that emphasizes an important principle in living donation: minimize donor complications. However, they failed to understand that the small anterior longitudinal choledochotomy is safer not only for the recipient, but also for the donor, by precisely de
Choledochotomy in live liver donors
โ Scribed by Sumihito Tamura; Yasuhiko Sugawara; Masatoshi Makuuchi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 36 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.20996
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