Open AccessThe Adaptive Response of the Reticuloendothelial System to Major Liver Resection in Humans
Author(s) -
Martin Schindl,
A. M. Millar,
Doris N. Redhead,
Kenneth C. H. Fearon,
James A. Ross,
C.H.C. Dejong,
O. James Garden,
Stephen J. Wigmore
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000205826.62911.a7
Subject(s) - medicine , indocyanine green , mononuclear phagocyte system , chronic liver disease , gastroenterology , albumin , liver disease , liver transplantation , pathology , urology , surgery , cirrhosis , transplantation
To evaluate the contribution of the liver to total circulatory reticuloendothelial system (RES) phagocytosis capacity in patients undergoing liver resection and to compare it with values in end-stage chronic liver disease.