[Donor liver histology : Joint recommendations of the DGP, DTG and DSO].

CONCLUSION: Against the background of an organ shortage and a growing number of older donors, pretransplantation liver histology is of significant relevance to guide clinical decision making. With the joint recommendations of the German Transplantation Society (DTG), the German Society of Pathology (DGP) and the German Organ Transplantation Foundation (DSO) standardized procedures are defined for the first time.
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Source: Der Chirurg - June 17, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Schleicher C, Kreipe HH, Schemmer P, Strassburg CP, Fischer-Fröhlich CL, Rahmel A, Flechtenmacher C Tags: Chirurg Source Type: research