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Definition: small for size syndrome

Posted on December 23, 2011 by thebileflow

Small for size syndrome can follow liver transplantation when the allograft is too small to handle the high volume of portal inflow after portal vein/hepatic artery are anastamosed.  The only autoregulatory mechanism to decrease blood flow is constriction of the muscular hepatic artery, … Continue reading →

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