Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Ischemic-Type Biliary Lesions following Liver Transplantation

Ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury after liver transplantation (LT) induces intra- and/or extrahepatic nonanastomotic ischemic-type biliary lesions (ITBLs). Subsequent bile duct stricture is a significant cause of morbidity and even mortality in patients who underwent LT. Although the pathogenesis of...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Cursio, Jean Gugenheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/164329
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