title: Ligating coronary vein varices: An effective treatment of "coronary vein steal" to increase portal flow in liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Goran B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Klintmalm
authors.affiliation: Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Peter T W
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008026:Ligation; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008102:Liver Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*