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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2009; 15(36): 4556-4560
Published online Sep 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4556
Published online Sep 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4556
Early graft dysfunction following adult-to-adult living-related liver transplantation: Predictive factors and outcomes
Salvatore Gruttadauria, Fabrizio di Francesco, Giovanni Battista Vizzini, Angelo Luca, Marco Spada, Davide Cintorino, Sergio Li Petri, Giada Pietrosi, Duilio Pagano, Bruno Gridelli, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Coordinator Abdominal Adult Transplant. ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplant and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy), Via E. Tricomi N. 1, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Salvatore Gruttadauria, Bruno Gridelli, Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, 15213 PA, United States
Author contributions: Gruttadauria S and Gridelli B designed the study; Gruttadauria S and di Francesco F contributed equally to writing of the paper; Spada M, Vizzini GB and Luca A analyzed data; Cintorino D, Pagano D, Li Petri S and Pietrosi G collected data.
Correspondence to: Salvatore Gruttadauria, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Coordinator Abdominal Adult Transplant. ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplant and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy), Via E. Tricomi N. 1, 90127 Palermo, Italy. sgruttadauria@ismett.edu
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Received: June 28, 2009
Revised: August 13, 2009
Accepted: August 20, 2009
Published online: September 28, 2009
Revised: August 13, 2009
Accepted: August 20, 2009
Published online: September 28, 2009
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