'Triangular cord': A sonographic finding applicable in the diagnosis of biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 363-366

  Choi, Soon Ok ^a,b   Park, Woo Hyun ^a,b   Lee, Hee Jung ^a,b   Woo, Soung Koo ^a,b  

^a Keimyung Univ Dongsan Med Center ^*

^b Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HEPATITIS; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029915132     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90739-3     Document Type: Article

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