Biliary reconstruction with or without an internal biliary stent in orthotopic liver transplantation: A prospective randomised trial

Transplant International

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Bawa, S M ^a   Mathew, A ^a   Krishnan, H ^a   Minford, E ^a   Talbot, D ^a   Mirza, D F ^a   Thick, M G ^a   Gibbs, P ^a   Manas, D ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary complications; Biliary stent; Liver transplant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT BYPASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOLEDOCHOSTOMY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 0031603740     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1998.tb01124.x     Document Type: Article

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