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Procurement of Abdominal Organs for Transplantation. Multiorgan Retrieval

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Procurement and Transplantation of Abdominal Organs in Clinical Practice

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Procurement of abdominal organs for transplantation is an essential step for the success of solid organs transplantation. Deceased donors are the most common in western countries. Numbers of donors has progressively increased in the last few years. There are factors directly related to the donor and the retrieval process that will impact on the final outcome of the patients being transplanted. Management of the donor, adequate surgical technique and optimal preservation of the grafts are of paramount importance. In this book chapter we describe the different types of donors and their clinical management. We review the key surgical steps and current preservation systems with an overview of the future of multi-organ retrieval.

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  1. Liver Transplant Unit Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria University Hospital, Tenerife, Spain

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  2. Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    Rafael Díaz-Nieto

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    Rafael Díaz-Nieto

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Orti-Rodríguez, R., Díaz-Nieto, R. (2019). Procurement of Abdominal Organs for Transplantation. Multiorgan Retrieval. In: Díaz-Nieto, R. (eds) Procurement and Transplantation of Abdominal Organs in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21370-1_1

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