Right Hepatic Lobe Resection and Thrombocytopenia

Thrombocytopenia has previously been reported after right lobe resection for organ donation. The mechanism(s) of low platelets after right hepatectomy is unclear and several hypotheses have been proposed including a decrease in thrombopoietin, and hepatic insufficiency resulting in relative portal h...

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Main Authors: Abimbola Adike, Jorge Rakela, Christopher Czaplicki, Adyr Moss, Elizabeth Carey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119303564