ABO incompatible liver transplantation: a case of immediate need
Mettu Srinivas Reddy
Department of Hepato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Search for more papers by this authorColin Wilson
Department of Hepato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Search for more papers by this authorNicolas Torpey
Department of Renal Medicine, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Search for more papers by this authorDerek M. Manas
Department of Hepato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMettu Srinivas Reddy
Department of Hepato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Search for more papers by this authorColin Wilson
Department of Hepato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Search for more papers by this authorNicolas Torpey
Department of Renal Medicine, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Search for more papers by this authorDerek M. Manas
Department of Hepato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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