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- Title
Diaphragmatic Hernias after Living Donor Hepatectomy: A Critical Reappraisal.
- Authors
Moris, Demetrios; Dimitrokallis, Nikolaos; Spartalis, Eleftherios; Vailas, Michail; Markakis, Charalampos; Vernadakis, Spiridon
- Abstract
The article focuses on the diaphragmatic hernias (DH), a postoperative complication after liver transplant. Topics include the risks of postoperative complications include incisional hernias, biliary leakage, and respiratory complications and highlights the research study of patients who experience diaphragmatic hernias. Also presented are the hypothetical causes of DH, the implication of the operation to the patient and the data of diaphragmatic hernia cases after living donor hepatectomy.
- Subjects
HERNIA surgery; ORGAN donation; HEPATECTOMY; HERNIA; LIVER transplantation; ORGAN donors; HEALTH outcome assessment; SURGICAL complications; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2016, Vol 82, Issue 4, p81
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/000313481608200404