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Viability testing during normothermic machine perfusion requires both hepatocellular and cholangiocellular criteria

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    Fabio Melandro, Paolo De Simone & Davide Ghinolfi

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Melandro, F., De Simone, P. & Ghinolfi, D. Viability testing during normothermic machine perfusion requires both hepatocellular and cholangiocellular criteria. Updates Surg 73, 781–783 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-021-00976-x

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