Bowel perforation after paediatric orthotopic liver transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-304

  Vilca Melendez, H ^a   Vougas, V ^a   Muiesan, P ^a   Andreani, P ^a   Mieli Vergani, G ^a   Rela, M ^a   Heaton, N D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intestinal perforation, liver transplantation; Liver transplantation, intestinal perforation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID THERAPY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0031879885     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050146     Document Type: Article

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