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. 1973 Jul 12;289(2):82-4.
doi: 10.1056/NEJM197307122890207.

Autopsy findings in a long-surviving liver recipient

T Starzl, K A Porter, G Schroter, J Corman, C G Groth, H L Sharp

Autopsy findings in a long-surviving liver recipient

T Starzl et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Human Liver Allograft 3½ Years after Transplantation (Weigert’s Elastic Stain X70 before Reproduction)
A branch of the hepatic artery is greatly narrowed by intimal thickening. There is negligible cellular infiltration.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Hepatic Arteriogram Taken at Autopsy
Note that main vessels are patent, but that several constrictions are present, presumably owing to the lesions shown in Figure 1.
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