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Review
. 2014;69 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):42-6.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2014(sup01)08.

Postoperative care in pediatric liver transplantation

Uenis Tannuri  1 , Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri  1
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Review

Postoperative care in pediatric liver transplantation

Uenis Tannuri et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2014.

Abstract

In the last 25 years, liver transplantation in children has become an effective, definitive, and universally accepted treatment for terminal liver diseases. Long-term survival exceeds 80% and improves each year as the result of constant technical advancements and improvements in immediate postoperative intensive care and clinical control.

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Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Surgery scheme for whole liver transplantation. Vascular anastomoses are shown.
Figure 2
Figure 2
View of the end-to-side anastomosis between the hepatic vein of the graft and the inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava is partially clamped.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Final view of the liver graft after implantation (living donor transplantation, left lateral segment).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Histology of the liver graft illustrating canalicular biliary proliferation. Note the proliferated ducts in the periphery of the portal space.
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