Improvements in surgical technique, advances in the field of immunosuppresion and the early diagnosis and treatment of complications related to liver transplantation have all led to prolonged survival after liver transplantation. In particular, advances in diagnostic and interventional radiology hav
Interventional Radiology in Liver Transplantation
โ Scribed by John B. Karani; Dominic F.Q.C. Yu; Pauline A. Kane
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 525 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-086X
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