The adaptive response of the reticuloendothelial system to major liver resection in humans.

Martin J Schindl; Alistair M Millar; Doris N Redhead; Kenneth C H Fearon; James A Ross; Cornelius H C Dejong; O James Garden; Stephen J Wigmore

The adaptive response of the reticuloendothelial system to major liver resection in humans.

Authors

Schindl, Martin J
Millar, Alistair M
Redhead, Doris N
Fearon, Kenneth C H
Ross, James A
Dejong, Cornelius H C
Garden, O James
Wigmore, Stephen J

Type

Published Article

Journal

Annals of Surgery

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

Apr 01, 2006

Volume

243

Issue

4

Pages

507–514

Identifiers

PMID: 16552202

Source

Medline

License

Unknown

Abstract

Preservation of a minimum volume of functioning liver is a prerequisite for adequate RES phagocytosis capacity, and failure of this system may predispose patients undergoing major liver resection to infection as observed in clinical studies.

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