Gastrointestinal perforation after pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 240-242

  Beierle, Elizabeth A ^a   Nicolette, Linda A ^a   Billmire, Deborah F ^a   Vinocur, Charles D ^a   Weintraub, William H ^a   Dunn, Stephen P ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Gastrointestinal perforation; Orthotopic liver transplant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BILE DUCT BYPASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031893283     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90439-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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