Spontaneous biliary perforation: Does external drainage constitute adequate therapy?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 782-784

  Spigland, Nitsana ^a,b   Greco, Ralph ^a   Rosenfeld, David ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile duct perforation; bile peritonitis; idiopathic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIARY PERITONITIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 0029982522     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90132-3     Document Type: Article

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