The Protective Effect of Transplanting Liver Cells into the Mesentery on the Rescue of Acute Liver Failure after Massive Hepatectomy

The Protective Effect of Transplanting Liver Cells into the Mesentery on the Rescue of Acute Liver Failure after Massive Hepatectomy

Postoperative liver failure is one of the most critical complications following extensive hepatectomy. Although transplantation of allogeneic hepatocytes is an attractive therapy for posthepatectomy liver failure, transplanting cells via the portal veins typically causes portal vein embolization. Th...

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Main Authors: Sadahiko Kita, Kentaro Yasuchika M.D., Ph.D., Takamichi Ishii, Hokahiro Katayama, Elena Yukie Yoshitoshi, Satoshi Ogiso, Takayuki Kawai, Katsutaro Yasuda, Ken Fukumitsu, Masaki Mizumoto, Shinji Uemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368916X690999

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