Standard liver volume in the caucasian population

• Published in: Liver Transplantation and Surgery Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 366 - 368
• Main Authors: Heinemann, Axel, Wischhusen, Friedel, Püschel, Klaus, Rogiers, Xavier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA W.B. Saunders 01.09.1999
• Subjects: Anthropometry; Body Surface Area; European Continental Ancestry Group; Germany; Humans; Liver - anatomy & histology; Liver Transplantation; Mathematics; Middle Aged; Organ Size; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Tissue Donors; Germany

Living donor and split‐liver transplantation techniques require the calculation of a standard liver volume (SLV) as a reference point for the minimal volume necessary for the recipient. We therefore examined whether a widely used formula developed on the basis of a Japanese population sample was als...