Portosystemic shunting for paediatric portal hypertension

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 489-493

  Shun, A ^a,b   Delaney, D P ^a,b   Martin, H C O ^a,b   Henry, G M ^a,b   Stephen, M ^a,b  

^a Roy Alexandra Hospital for Children ^*

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paediatric portal hypertension; splenorenal shunts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030962658     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90613-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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