Liver Transplant

Research from Q. Huang and co-authors yields new data on liver transplant

Published in Medical Patent Law Weekly, February 27th, 2008

According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of hepatic artery stenting with a balloon-expandable coronary stent for the treatment of hepatic artery stenosis (HAS) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We performed retrospective review of all 11 patients who underwent hepatic artery stenting after a diagnosis of HAS."

"A total of 13 balloon-expandable coronary stents were placed into 11 patients. The technical and immediate success rate was 100%; all stents remained patent during follow-up. One patient required 2 stents due to the length of the stenotic artery. Another underwent a second...

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Source: Medical Patent Law Weekly (2008-02-27)

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