Open AccessAssessment of Liver Transplant Donor Biopsies for Steatosis Using Frozen Section: Accuracy and Possible Impact on Transplantation
Author(s) -
Heller
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.4021/jocmr629w
Subject(s) - medicine , frozen section procedure , steatosis , section (typography) , significant difference , transplantation , surgery , liver transplantation , radiology , advertising , business
Pre-transplant frozen section evaluation for macrovesicular steatosis has long been used as a guide for donor liver utility, but may not agree with the permanent section evaluation. This study sought to evaluate the accuracy of frozen section in an active transplant service.
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