Management of biliary tract complications following liver transplantation

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 717-722

  Jeffrey, Gary P ^a,b   Brind, Alison M ^b   Ormonde, Donald G ^a,c   Frazer, Christopher K ^c   Ferguson, John ^c   Bell, Roger ^b   Kierath, Anthony ^a   Reed, William D ^a,b   House, Anthony K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biliary complications; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Liver transplantation; Stenting

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OKT 3; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; STENT;

EID: 0032850326     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01671.x     Document Type: Article

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